Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 16, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Baltimore medical provider sentenced to 10 years over x-ray scheme – Alpha Diagnostics owner Rafael Chikvashivili, found guilty in February of Medicare and Medicaid fraud for billing more than $6M for X-rays whose analysis by unqualified employees led to the deaths of two patients, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Baltimore Sun

Ex-MedCap president sentenced to 10-plus years for $50M investor fraud – Medical Capital Holdings Inc.’s ex-president Joseph J. Lampariello will serve over 10 years in federal prison and pay nearly $40M for allegedly operating a $50M Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors. Patch

Kosovo doctors accused of bribery over referrals for dead patients – Prosecutors in Kosovo charged 64 people, including a government minister and 44 doctors, with taking bribes to refer patients with heart problems—some of them already dead—to private clinics. Euro News

Florida doctor sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for Medicare fraud – Florida DME company owner and president Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay almost $1M for participating in a Medicare scheme in which his company filed claims for supplies it never delivered. Tampa Bay Business Journal

Medical device manufacturer Biomet breached FCPA agreement terms – Indiana-based Bioment Inc. breached the terms of its FCPA deferred prosecution agreement by engaging in prohibited conduct in Mexico and Brazil. Wall Street Journal

Dying in a hospital means more procedures, tests, and costs – An Arcadia Healthcare Solutions analysis reveals spending on those who die in hospitals is about seven times the amount spent on people who die at home, and more than that spent on hospice and nursing home deaths. National Public Radio