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Friday, February 5, 2021 On February 4, 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a settlement of allegations of Medicare Fraud brought by a qui tam relator under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) related to “Operation Brace Yourself.” This case is a shining example of how laws that incentivize whistleblowers can help uncover large frauds. The False Claims Act is an essential tool for the detection and successful prosecution of fraud and corruption. The whistleblowe...

Tampa, FL — Kelly Wolfe (Indian Rocks Beach) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and filing a false tax return. She faces a maximum penalty of 13 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. In addition to her criminal charges, Wolfe and her company, Regency, Inc. ("Regency") have agreed to pay up to $20,332,516, to resolve allegations that Wolfe and Regency violated the False Claims Act in a number of ways, including falsifying documentation in ...

UPDATED: Feb. 1, 11 a.m. In mid-January, 85-year-old Doris Bloch of San Francisco heard the coronavirus vaccine was becoming available. She called the city’s health department and was put on hold for close to an hour. Feeling impatient, she hung up and called her doctor’s office, whose staff at first said they couldn’t help, but then eventually were able to schedule her an appointment for her first dose of the vaccine. The soonest availability? Feb. 27. “I thought, gee, that is a long t...

  "He would be here late into the night caring for his patients. He would accept calls in the middle of the night from families, not because it was his role to but because he truly cared. "He wanted to be there for people in any way he can. " Dr Lindley-Jones said many fond memories of Dr McMaster were being shared through the wards of the hospital since his passing, including his fondness for a late-night Tim Tam and habit of falling asleep at his desk. "One of the nurses said she remem...