Criminal Defense
Huge Decision of Search and Seizure: Blood Draw Violated Rights
The Commonwealth presented evidence that the hospital drew Persico’s blood, immediately locked a sample of it in a grey-top vial, did not analyze it to determine his BAC, and instead sent the sample to HNL where it remained in storage until Trooper Blaski obtained a warrant over a month later to have HNL test the…
Read MoreComplex healthcare fraud scheme boils down to two things — money and jail.
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, age 55, formerly of Carlisle, Pennsylvania and currently in Chuluota, Florida, was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and theft of public money. He…
Read MoreLegal and tax professionals are not above the law
Attorneys are not above the law and must ethically and honestly represent their clients. They cannot in that representation commit or help the client commit criminal offenses. Bucks County attorney Alan Kane has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison in connection with fraud schemes involving a client, according to federal prosecutors.…
Read MoreThis is the time for CRNP’s
Nurse practitioner positions are projected to grow by 46% by 2033, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.The bureau gathered employment data for five nursing positions in 2024, including the projected growth for their job titles in the next 10 years. The latest data was released April 18 and is up to date as of May…
Read MorePharmacy Utilization Review and “Worthless Service” Provider Fraud Claims
If you own a pharmacy and dispense medications prescribed by a physician and paid through a government health system, be careful. All prescriptions billed must be purchased and dispensed. You can not bill the US Government (state based medicaid or medicare programs) for prescriptions that were neither purchased nor dispensed. CMS audits through states’ medicare…
Read MoreAccusations of domestic violence can damage a medical career
Domestic violence accusations can result from conflicts between intimate partners or longstanding issues within a family. Even an altercation with a roommate could potentially constitute domestic violence. Acts of violence that could lead to assault charges can constitute domestic violence when there is a familial, sexual or household connection between the people involved. Anyone accused…
Read MoreNursing Home Admin Steals Elderly Residents, Deceased Residents’ Estates for Her Own Financial Benefit
Mia Hardy, 58, was arrested and charged by indictment with eight counts of wire fraud, arising from an alleged scheme to defraud the residents of two senior living facilities, residents’ heirs, and the facilities themselves. Hardy was employed first at Living Facility #1 and Senior Living Facility #2. Both used a resident fund management service…
Read MoreAddiction Center Fraud — Improper Prescribing and DEA Violations
3 convicted in $8M addiction treatment fraud scheme –…. Creativity rules the day here!. Court documents and trial evidence show that Dr. José Alzadon, Michael Bregenzer, and Barbie Vanhoose, orchestrated their health care fraud scheme through Kentucky Addiction Centers (KAC), which operated in multiple locations. Alzadon, KAC’s medical director, improperly prescribed Suboxone as set forth…
Read MoreFacts Always Matter
Click the link inside the opinion to read the judge’s full opinion on the factual allegations versus the factual record. If your attorney represents you like this, get a new attorney.
Read MoreDUI Arrests — This Will Change Her Life
Getting arrested for a DUI will affect your life if not handled properly. This news article focuses on a local mayor arrested for DUI with children in her car. https://eedition.inquirer.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=bd47ca0e-b9f8-43d4-a113-6040b5147d6c&share=true This is a major issue. In NJ she could be fired, lose her pension, and possibly be subject to a child welfare investigation. If this…
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