An article last week in the Wall Street Journal discussed what the loss of bridge could mean to a rural community. The Donora – Webster Bridge spans the Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania. Closed by the state in 2009 because of structural weakness, transportation engineers say the bridge can barely carry its own weight. That […]
Medicare Fraud Most Wanted List? It’s True!
Everyone who has ever spent time waiting on line in a post office knows that the FBI has a “10 Most Wanted List.” Lots of smaller agencies have their own most wanted list too. So it was only a matter of time before the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Belvedere Management – Biggest Ponzi Scheme In History?
David Marchant is a friend and a top investigative journalist. When David’s Offshore Alert breaks a story, smart regulators sit up and pay attention. Recently Offshore Alert warned that Belvedere Management was involved in some nefarious activities. Now we have learned that the government of Mauritius has shut down two Belvedere Management companies, The Four […]
Home Health Company Charged with Medicare Fraud
The owner of two home health care companies in Illinois has been charged with Medicare fraud. Prosecutors claim that James Ademiju swindled the taxpayer funded program out of at least $5 million. Ademiju is charged with a single count of healthcare fraud, which is punishable by 10 years in prison. If someone was injured because […]
Russian Mob, Big Banks and Whistleblowers
At first blush, it’s hard to imagine what whistleblowers, big banks and the Russian mob could have in common. A bank in the tiny country of Andorra, a country that measures just 180 square miles, holds the answer to that question. The U.S. Justice Department announced that Citibank, Bank of America and the U.S. subsidiaries […]
Next Stockbroker Fraud Scam – Shale Bonds
Americans have a magical fascination with oil, probably because we have such a fascination with cars. Wars have been fought over the stuff. And who can forget those old oil tycoon TV shows. Most everyone remembers J.R. Ewing from the show Dallas. Well, some stockbrokers have been busy “helping” customers get their own piece of […]
True Jersey
“Ambulance company falsified records in Medicare scheme, suit alleges” by Tim Darragh Link to original source (118K) A private ambulance company serving New Jersey and other states systematically falsified patient and physician records to lock in millions of dollars of unjustified Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, according to a whistleblower lawsuit recently unsealed in federal court. […]
Zulu Queen Indicted for Medicare Fraud
Both my law enforcement and legal career started in New Orleans. The city was rife with corruption back then and has not improved much over the last 30 years. It’s a shame; the people who live and work there are some of the nicest and hard working people I have met. Still, there is a […]
NBC: Medicare Fraud is "Epidemic"
For years we have been posting stories about America’s Medicare fraud problem. Every time we bring a new False Claims Act (whistleblower) case against some wrongdoer, we wonder if the cases will dry up. After all, most rational people would stop committing crimes once they saw the jail sentences and fines being levied by the […]
HSBC – Menace or Monster?
For years, Bank of America was our number one source for stories about bank fraud, bad corporate behavior and greed. Like a pirate nation ruled by corrupt warlords, the population (bank employees) are basically wonderful people but much of the bank’s leadership is rotten to the core. Lately, however, we think HSBC may have pushed […]
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