I was just reading a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, based here in Atlanta a few blocks from my office. The prosecutors touted their recent indictment of a physician’s assistant for supposed health care fraud and other crimes. Reading this made me want…
Articles Posted in Health Care Fraud
Turning a Criminal Investigation Into a Civil Settlement
Many times I am hired when a person or company is under investigation for supposedly committing a crime, both in and near Atlanta and throughout the State of Georgia and in other parts of the United States (and sometimes even in foreign nations). Some of these investigations turn into criminal…
Federal Prosecutions in Atlanta and Throughout Georgia: Medicaid Fraud and Publicity
We are seeing more and more federal criminal prosecutions for alleged medicaid fraud, here in Atlanta, throughout Georgia, and in other cases that take us to other parts of the country. Whenever federal prosecutors bring up these kinds of charges, they almost always issue a press release. The local media…
We Get All Federal Criminal Charges Reversed in Court of Appeals: the Long Saga of the Case Involving the Radiologist
One of the white collar federal criminal cases me and my partner Carl Lietz have handled here in Atlanta involved a very successful local radiologist. The doctor came to see us after being represented by some other very accomplished attorneys. We took on his case, fought very hard, yet lost…
Sentencing for Federal Health Care Fraud Offenses: Court of Appeals Nixes Probation Even Though Doctor paid Full Restitution and Performed Almost 400 Hours Community Service
A decision from an Atlanta case that was issued last Friday once again demonstrates that sentencing hearings in federal criminal cases are amazingly complex, and can lead to surprises. In the case from last week, US v. Kuhlman, the Sentencing Guidelines called for a range of 57-71 months in custody.…