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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 4, 2018

Posted  April 4, 2018

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Bribery charges rock Alabama’s political landscape   “An Alabama lawmaker and the former chief of the state’s Republican Party face federal bribery charges in connection to efforts to force Blue Cross and Blue Shield to cover diabetic treatments at facilities owned by a California health care executive.  State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, Marty Connors and healthcare executive G. Ford Gilbert were arrested Monday in connection to what U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. referred to as a ‘public corruption scheme.’”  AL.com

Audit Questions State Anti-Fraud Efforts in Medicaid –  “Florida’s Medicaid program has been rapped by auditors who questioned what the state got for millions of dollars spent with a company whose lobbyists included two former Republican House speakers and a former top health-care regulator.  State auditors additionally raised questions about how aggressive the Agency for Health Care Administration has been in trying to clamp down on fraud. The newly released audit said the agency’s Office of Medicaid Program Integrity never forwarded leads regarding potential fraudulent activity to 11 HMOs under contract with the state.”  Health News Florida

New York man sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for “Hamilton” ticket scam –  “A federal judge sentenced a New York City man to 6-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday, after he had pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in a sham ticket-reselling business for popular events, including the Broadway smash ‘Hamilton.’  Joseph Meli, the defendant, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan to make $58.8 million of restitution to his victims.”  Reuters