[Ed. Note: This post appeared on our sister site, Lender Liability Lawyer. Please visit our blog Banking Misconduct. We report on a variety of bank fraud topics, all from the plaintiff’s perspective, of course.] Earlier this week, I was called by a seminar promoter about an upcoming conference on whistleblowing and the False Claims Act. […]
Gov’t Intervenes in Nursing Home Medicare Fraud Case
[Post updated 2021 – After a decade of litigation, whistleblowers prevail… keep reading for new information] The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in a Medicare fraud case initially filed by three former employees-turned-whistleblowers. The government seeks to recover millions of dollars allegedly paid to SavaSeniorCare, a large nursing home operator. According to the complaint, Sava […]
New Haven Register
“Bradley Birkenfeld – a name you will never forget” by Norm Pattis Link to original source (97K) “Mahany is a mountain of a man, traveling one end of the country to the next looking for a few honest folks who are mad as hell and don’t want to take it any longer. He’s involved coast […]
CCA ( CoreCivic ) and Medicaid Fraud
[Ed. Note: The following post was written for Prison Path. It is reprinted here. This post was also edited in 2017 to reflect the new name of Corrections Corporation of America, CoreCivic and again in 2020 to reflect new allegations of wrongdoing against the company.] The private prison industry takes in over $5 billion per […]
Fidelity Charged with Securities Fraud
Fidelity Investments is the second largest financial services company in the world. With over 41,000 employees, there are bound to be a few bad apples. The latest securities fraud charge against the company, however, suggests that the company is at fault. According to a complaint filed yesterday by the Massachusetts Securities Division, Fidelity Brokerage Services […]
“Even A Dog Can Get A Mortgage” – Whistleblower Post
CNBC carried an interesting story this week; house flipping is reportedly “on fire” in Las Vegas and Miami. Of course, we all know what happened to both these markets in the last bubble – housing prices fell by as much as 50%. There is a story behind the story, a cautionary tale of what happens […]
Medicare Fraud Scheme Relied on “Doctored” EMR Scheme
A physician, his attorney wife and another individual have been indicted on felony Medicare fraud charges in Missouri. The case may be one of the first of its kind using an electronic medical records (EMR) system to create false patient progress notes. On October 14th, a federal grand jury sitting in Missouri indicted Yev Gray, […]
New York Post
“Big banks tried to run my business into the ground: lawsuit” by Gregory Bresiger Link to original source (184K) “The banks were using Dana Transport as a cash cow and then wanted to drive it into liquidation so they could take it over,” said Dana’s lawyer Brian Mahany. Excerpts from the New York Post story […]
Did Lawyer Jeopardize Whistleblower Suit by Talking to Media?
Whistleblower lawsuits are filed under seal. That means by law, the filing of the suit and its contents are secret. Neither the lawyer nor the whistleblower can discuss the case. By law, they can’t even acknowledge that there is a case. While this sounds a bit extreme, the law was designed to allow the government […]
Mortgage Bankers Association Misses the Mark
We love the mortgage banking industry. That may come as a shock to some, especially since we have successfully sued lenders multiple times. Although we are best known for last year’s record breaking $16.65 billion settlement against Bank of America, we don’t hate lenders. Sure, some big banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America are probably […]
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