Department of Justice
Posted on February 4, 2015 in False Claims Act Defense
Written by: Drew B. Howk
Just three months ago, the Department of Justice announced a record year for False Claims Act recoveries totaling more than $5 billion, including $2.3 billion from health care defendants alone. Helping to contribute to these recoveries was another record: over 700 whistleblower cases filed in 2014. READ MORE
Posted on October 1, 2014 in False Claims Act Defense
Written by: David B. Honig
Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, announced recently that all new qui tam complaints would be “shared by the Civil Division with the Criminal Division as soon as the cases are filed.” Fraud prosecutors will now review all qui tam complaints to determine whether to open a parallel criminal investigation. READ MORE
Posted on October 14, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On October 12, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Matthew Kolodesh a/k/a Matvei Kolodech, with conspiracy to defraud Medicare of more than $14 million. According to the indictment, Kolodesh’s business, Home Care Hospice, Inc. (HCH), located in Philadelphia, PA, submitted Medicare claims for approximately $14.3 million dollars for patients who... READ MORE
