Earlier this month, federal officials arrested 89 people in Miami, Detroit, Tampa, Houston, New York and Los Angeles and charged them with health care fraud. The action was a coordinated effort involving the FBI, Postal Inspectors, IRS, Department of Health and Human Services and local officials. Historically, many of these cases come to light because of […]
WellCare Settles Massive Healthcare Fraud
WellCare is a huge healthcare company serving almost 2.5 million patients in the United States. Headquartered in Tampa, the company is no stranger to litigation. Although any company of that size is likely to be sued, WellCare was wracked by several false claims act (whistleblower) cases that exceeded $1 billion in alleged losses. That kind […]
DOJ Settles Whistleblower Suit for $47 Million!
by Brian Mahany False claims act cases that bring in tens of millions of dollars are relatively common these days. Apart from the huge payday earned by the whistleblower, cases of this size don’t usually generate much interest. Last week’s settlement between the Department of Justice and the Bill Harbert International Corporation is different. The […]
How You Can Join The Anti Fraud Team And Get Paid Too!
by Joe Bird You hear about it all too often. Your neighbors tell you about schemes they heard about run by “those guys” or unnamed friends to make lots of easy money. Sometimes it a boast at a party or social event about making millions by evading taxes or calling something it is not and […]