Monthly Archives: May 2017
Wells Fargo Fires 4 Senior Managers in Wake of Fake Accounts Scandal
Four senior managers have been let go from Wells Fargo due to their alleged connection to last year’s scandal involving more than 1.5 million fake bank accounts that were opened in customers’ names. The board of directors approved the terminations unanimously, taking the action as part of an ongoing independent investigation into the wrongdoing. Among […]
After Audit, Xerox Corp. Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Medicaid Fraud in Texas
The Xerox Corporation is currently embroiled in conflict with the state of Texas, which the company accuses of using complex legal action to “divide and conquer” as part of a $1 billion lawsuit involving alleged Medicaid fraud. Attorneys representing Xerox recently filed a brief with the state Supreme Court arguing that the state had brought […]
Florida Jury Sides with Whistleblower in Claim Against Consulate Health Care
A Florida jury recently ruled in favor of a nursing home whistleblower in a case containing allegations that her former employer routinely submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare. Angela Ruckh worked for La Vie Management, a company now known as Consulate Health Care. She claimed providers regularly presented fraudulent reimbursement claims, which added up […]
Federal Judge Rules Whistleblowers Allowed to Send Confidential Documents to SEC
A federal judge in San Diego recently ruled that whistleblowers can be protected for sending confidential information to the SEC for the purposes of reporting fraud. BofI Federal Bank, a San Diego institution, had moved for summary judgment of whistleblower protections placed on a formal internal auditor of the bank, Charles Matthew Erhart. With this […]
New Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges UnitedHealth Defrauded Medicare
A recently filed whistleblower lawsuit alleges UnitedHealth Group and other health plans that hired subsidiaries of the insurance company routinely submitted false information about the conditions of patents to boost reimbursement rates from Medicare. If the allegations turn out to be true, the fraudulent scheme could have generated hundreds of millions to billions of dollars […]
What Protections are Available for America’s Aging Workers?
The American workforce is continuing to get older. While many Baby Boomers have already hit retirement, many still have some years left in their careers, while others are foregoing retirement to continue stocking away money in their savings. Because of advances in healthcare and improved life expectancy, the largest generation is remaining in the workforce […]
Doctor Awarded $11.4 Million for Uncovering False Claims Act Violations
A Texas doctor received an $11.4 million award for helping uncover a major fraudulent scheme by a hospital service provider. The doctor, Bijan Oughatiyan, filed the suit against his former employer, IPC Healthcare Inc., which is now owned by TeamHealth Holdings. The holding company must now pay $60 million plus interest to settle the allegations […]
TeamHealth Holdings Will Pay $60 Million to Settle Whistleblower Case
TeamHealth Holdings, a hospital service provider, recently agreed to pay out $60 million plus interest to settle claims that one of its subsidiaries, IPC Healthcare Inc., knowingly overcharged certain federal healthcare programs. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, IPC Healthcare violated the False Claims Act by overbilling Medicaid, Medicare, the Federal Employees Health Benefits […]
