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DOJ Secures First-Ever Guilty Verdict in Criminal Labor Market Antitrust Case: Conviction Also Highlights Fraud Risks in M&A Sale...

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A federal jury in Las Vegas has convicted Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez, a former executive of a home healthcare staffing company, on charges of wage-fixing and wire fraud. The conviction marks the first successful jury verdict for...more

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Federal Jury Convicts Six Defendants of Obstructing Access to Reproductive Health Services Facility in Violation of the FACE Act...

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On January 30, a federal jury found six people guilty of federal civil rights offenses arising from their participation in a blockade of a reproductive health care clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The jury’s verdict is...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Felony Conviction of Urologist, Under FDCA, for Reusing Single-Use Needle Guides During Prostate Biopsies...

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In 2014, Las Vegas urologist, Dr. Michael Kaplan, was convicted by a federal jury for reusing single-use plastic needle guides during prostate biopsies. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit adulteration in violation of...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Former Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced to 20 Years for $57MM Medicare Fraud

The US Department of Justice announced that Khaled Elbeblaswy, the former owner and manager three Miami-area home health agencies, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay $36.4 million in restitution for his...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Health Care Physicians in the Crosshairs: Criminal Prosecution

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Recent changes to our health care system have been at the forefront of the American news cycle for several years. But certain aspects have not received adequate attention. One example is the scrutiny federal and state...more

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Federal Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Mental Health Program Director

In a recently released decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the conviction of a former community mental health program director who was convicted after trial of conspiring to commit...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Health Care Fraud Conviction Stands Despite Vague Standards of Care

In Brief: - A failure to meet medical standards, by itself, would not sustain a health care fraud conviction. - The government, however, typically offers additional evidence sufficient to establish knowledge...more

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