It is difficult to imagine looking for a woman’s dress and NOT shopping at JC Penney’s, Belk’s, Sears, Nordstrom’s, Lord and Taylor or online at “overstock.com”. Yet, to avoid purchasing clothes that were manufactured overseas, and imported to the United
New Jersey Whistleblower Lawyer Blog
The New Jersey Whistleblower Lawyer Blog, published by the Law Office of Michael D. Fitzgerald, focuses on legal issues related to whistleblower claims and fraud against government programs. It covers cases involving False Claims Act violations such as customs fraud, Medicare and Medicaid billing fraud, improper use of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) programs, and false pricing disclosures to government agencies. The blog discusses the mechanisms of fraud, legal consequences, and the role of whistleblowers in exposing wrongdoing. It also highlights the potential financial rewards for individuals who report fraud under federal and New Jersey False Claims Acts.
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BOTOX “MATH”
You may have heard of an event called a “Botox party”. The basic concept is that a group of people get together and “share” a vial of Botox to address signs of age which may appear on a person’s face.…
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO
“HOW LOW CAN YOU GO”
Just when you think fraudsters can’t reach a new low, you read about Michael Mann, the owner of Seattle-based Wheelchairs Plus. Mr. Mann has been ordered to pay $2.7 million for fraudulently billing the Medicaid…
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GETS A PRICING EDUCATION
A couple of months ago, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with VMware, Inc. and Carahsoft Technology. The two companies specialize in providing virtualization software and information technology products to federal, state and local governments. The allegation against these…
YOU BETTER BE WHO AND WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE
The federal government provides many programs to aid socially or economically disadvantaged individuals or groups in obtaining business opportunities or projects. Some of those are well known and others are somewhat more obscure.
The Department of Justice recently announced a…
THIS IS NO WAY TO CHANGE YOUR HEART RATE
The Department of Justice announced a settlement with nearly 500 hospitals related to the implantation of cardioverter defibrillators (ICD’s). The surgeries did not meet the appropriate medical conditions for Medicare coverage established in the National Coverage Determination (NCD). Medicare will…
I WAS ALREADY AFRAID OF GOING TO THE DENTIST
In what has to be one of the more bizarre cases of alleged Medicaid fraud, a Florida dentist has been accused of needlessly pulling children’s teeth as part of a Medicaid fraud scheme. The case has not yet been litigated;…
WHO WOULD’VE THUNK IT; GOOD NEWS FROM THE IRS?
Historically, IRS tax whistleblower cases have been both frustrating and unproductive. In a Bloomberg article in 2012, Michael Fitzgerald was quoted as saying a referral to the IRS of a whistleblower case is akin to being in “purgatory” since there…
ALLIED DENTAL ACCUSED OF “WHITENING” PATIENT ACCOUNTS
A False Claims Act, pending in The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Allied Dental Practices of New Jersey and a number of individual dentists, has been settled. The complaint alleges that local Dentists Edward…
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