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We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including Medicare fraud, tax fraud and more against businesses including healthcare providers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies and more. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

MORE THAN $3 BILLION REC

As reported by the Caroll County Times in Maryland, new federal statistics reveal a sharp increase in the rate of federal prosecutions for health-care fraud this year.  In fact, there have been 903 new health-care fraud prosecutions reported by the government so far in 2011, which is on pace for an 85 percent increase from 2010, in which there were 731 prosecutions of health-care fraud.

The U.S. Department of Justice recovered more than $3.1 billion in 2010 through the Federal False Claims Act and whistleblower statutes. Around 80 percent of those recoveries come from health-care fraud. The Federal False Claims Act gives people authority to expose companies, organizations or individuals that they suspect of health-care fraud. The whistleblower can either bring their allegations to the proper officials within their organization, or turn to lawyers who specialize in false claims and whistleblower laws. Persons that whistleblow can receive a portion of payments received by the Government.

Critical, the whistleblower statute also prohibits employers from retaliating against the employee who reported the fraud, including demoting, terminating, suspending or discriminating against that person.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

THE SCOPE OF FRAUD

Amazingly, some estimates have suggested that approximately 10% of the entire annual United States budget is lost to companies or individuals who are defrauding the government. The United States Federal budget for 2010 was $3.456 billion, meaning around $345.6 million was wrongfully wasted on fraud.

The entities defrauding the government do so in a variety of ways: Medicare or Medicaid fraud whereby they bill the government for services which they never provided or overbill for services that were provided; SEC Trading; Tax Fraud; TARP Fraud; Military/Defense contract fraud; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing;contract fraud involving any number of large government spending programs; or other types public benefit fraud.

HELPING THE PUBLIC.

As a whistleblower attorney, we are interested in speaking with persons willing to make known the truth about company practices and are willing to file a qui tam or whistleblower action. One area in particular we are interested in discussing are lawsuits involving medical device companies where the company is alleged to have overcharged, engaged in kickback programs, and the like. We will nevertheless investigate claims in a variety of areas.

Workers and persons all across the country witness actions at their work that may be unlawful or even corrupt. Unfortunately, some employees and workers feel that they will be fired, terminated, harrassed or punished if they report an unlawful or corrupt action. These reporters, however, are protected by the law as a Whistleblower and can receive compensation because of the False Claims Act or the Medicaid False Claims Act. If you have reported actions that may be fraudulent, then you should talk to a Whistleblower or qui tam lawyer about your facts.

Whistleblowers help the government to get back billions of dollars each year with the help of the False Claims Act. In fact, fraudulent Medicaid claims are also caught by whistleblowers having the Medicaid False Claims Act on their side. If you report a false claim or fraudulent action to the government, then the government will give you, the whistleblower, a part of the money that gets recovered. This is because of qui tam requirements. Qui Tam means that a person files a lawsuit for the king and also for him or herself. The phrase is qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, or, “he who sues for the king as well for himself.”

These requirements and lawsuits were made popular during the Civil War when many people were getting away with fraudulent actions against the government. In 1986, the False Claims Act was amended to raise the total compensation given to people who reported fraudulent actions, or whistleblowers. If a whistleblower works with a lawyer then it may be possible for them to get three times the amount the government would get in damages and also get additional compensation for general fines.

TYPES OF CASES

The most common situations that could form the basis of a Qui Tam action include:

• -Submitting a false or fraudulent record, bill or statement to the government in order to fraudulently obtain money such as reporting a medical service that was never performed for Medicare or Medicad;
• -Conspiring with a third party to submit or present have a false or fraudulent claim to the government;
• -Withholding property of the government with the intent to defraud or conceal the property from the government;
• -Fraudulently buying property of the government from someone not authorized to sell that property; and
• -Making a false statement to fraudulently avoid paying money to the government or to avoid delivering property to the government.

FOR HELP, PLEASE CONTACT US.

We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us.

Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

For more information, please contact whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.

CALL US TOLL FREE FOR HELP: 1-800-632-1404

We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including Medicare fraud, tax fraud and more against businesses including healthcare providers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies and more. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

Par Pharmaceuticals Under Investigation By U.S. Government

Bloomberg News reports that Par Pharmaceutical Cos., a maker and distributor of generic drugs, engaged in an illegal drug- switching scheme to increase sales, the U.S. said in a lawsuit in which two Mylan Inc. units are also accused by a whistleblower of wrongdoing. The U.S. joined a lawsuit against Par filed in 2006 by a whistleblower who previously settled similar claims against drugstore chains CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen’s. The U.S. complaint, filed in March 2009, was unsealed today in Chicago federal court. The suit has been joined by 20 states and the District of Columbia.

The federal government agreed to intervene in the Fasle Claims Act case, and the government spokesperson noted “To increase sales, defendants marketed their higher- priced drugs to pharmacies by falsely portraying their drugs as equivalent to popular, lower-priced generics.” This allowed the drugstores to get higher reimbursements from Medicaid programs and “evade the government’s price limits,” according to the complaint.

As noted by Bloomberg, once the Government agrees to intervene, the chances of settlment are as high as 95%.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

THE SCOPE OF FRAUD

Amazingly, some estimates have suggested that approximately 10% of the entire annual United States budget is lost to companies or individuals who are defrauding the government. The United States Federal budget for 2010 was $3.456 billion, meaning around $345.6 million was wrongfully wasted on fraud.

The entities defrauding the government do so in a variety of ways: Medicare or Medicaid fraud whereby they bill the government for services which they never provided or overbill for services that were provided; SEC Trading; Tax Fraud; TARP Fraud; Military/Defense contract fraud; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing;contract fraud involving any number of large government spending programs; or other types public benefit fraud.

HELPING THE PUBLIC.

As a whistleblower attorney, we are interested in speaking with persons willing to make known the truth about company practices and are willing to file a qui tam or whistleblower action. One area in particular we are interested in discussing are lawsuits involving medical device companies where the company is alleged to have overcharged, engaged in kickback programs, and the like. We will nevertheless investigate claims in a variety of areas.

Workers and persons all across the country witness actions at their work that may be unlawful or even corrupt. Unfortunately, some employees and workers feel that they will be fired, terminated, harrassed or punished if they report an unlawful or corrupt action. These reporters, however, are protected by the law as a Whistleblower and can receive compensation because of the False Claims Act or the Medicaid False Claims Act. If you have reported actions that may be fraudulent, then you should talk to a Whistleblower or qui tam lawyer about your facts.

Whistleblowers help the government to get back billions of dollars each year with the help of the False Claims Act. In fact, fraudulent Medicaid claims are also caught by whistleblowers having the Medicaid False Claims Act on their side. If you report a false claim or fraudulent action to the government, then the government will give you, the whistleblower, a part of the money that gets recovered. This is because of qui tam requirements. Qui Tam means that a person files a lawsuit for the king and also for him or herself. The phrase is qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, or, “he who sues for the king as well for himself.”

These requirements and lawsuits were made popular during the Civil War when many people were getting away with fraudulent actions against the government. In 1986, the False Claims Act was amended to raise the total compensation given to people who reported fraudulent actions, or whistleblowers. If a whistleblower works with a lawyer then it may be possible for them to get three times the amount the government would get in damages and also get additional compensation for general fines.

TYPES OF CASES

The most common situations that could form the basis of a Qui Tam action include:

• -Submitting a false or fraudulent record, bill or statement to the government in order to fraudulently obtain money such as reporting a medical service that was never performed for Medicare or Medicad;
• -Conspiring with a third party to submit or present have a false or fraudulent claim to the government;
• -Withholding property of the government with the intent to defraud or conceal the property from the government;
• -Fraudulently buying property of the government from someone not authorized to sell that property; and
• -Making a false statement to fraudulently avoid paying money to the government or to avoid delivering property to the government.

FOR HELP, PLEASE CONTACT US.

We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us.

Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

For more information, please contact whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.