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Misleading OIG Report Could Wrongly Lead to Price Cuts that Put Suppliers Out of Business NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General has issued a misleading report regarding the pricing of power mobility equipment, sending Congress and policymakers incomplete and unrealistic data on the actual cost for providers when supplying equipment to improve mobility for Medicare beneficiaries. The report entitled,...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Suresh Chand pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in multiple conspiracies to defraud the Medicare program and to launder the proceeds of the fraud, Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced. Chand, 44, pleaded...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clinic owners and operators Jose Martinez and Denisse Martinez pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced. Jose Martinez, 33,...
Trucking Pilot Program Diverted Inspections From Buses, Inspector General Reports WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said today that an inspector general report shows once and for all that the border should remain closed to unsafe Mexican trucks. A pilot program to allow Mexican trucks on U.S. highways began in September 2007 and ended in March 2009 when Congress, with bipartisan support, cut off funding for it. The inspector general...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Denver resident Lil Vargas-Arias pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced. Vargas-Arias, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of...
Miami Residents Import South Florida Infusion Scheme to Detroit Area WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Miami residents Jose and Arnaldo Rosario pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of approximately $15.3 million, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human...
Conax Florida Corp., a defense contractor in Tampa, Fla., said it is baffled by a raid by six federal agencies that closed down its offices. At this point we're just trying to determine what they're after, and we just don't know, General Manager Chester Claudon said. Federal agents with search warrants swarmed through the company's offices Wednesday, the Tampa, Fla., Tribune reported. Brooke Harris with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service said the raid involved members the Naval...
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Individuals, Freezes Assets WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $22 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of Miami businesses purporting to specialize in home health care services, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey H. Sloman of the Southern District of Florida, and Daniel R....
Largest Nonpartisan, Professional Association Representing Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Host and Participate in Enrollment Events and 32-City National Child Safety Tour Recommencing this Fall ROCKAWAY, N.J., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- AMBER Ready, Inc. today announced that it has formed an alliance with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), the largest, nonpartisan, professional association representing more than 25,000 federal agents from over 65 different law...
Fifty-three people have been indicted for schemes to submit more than $50 million in false Medicare claims in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Detroit, Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and FBI Director Robert Mueller announced today. The Strike Force in Detroit is the third phase of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that...
