Two members of the DJO Whistleblower Law Group, Managing Partner, Daniel Ocasio and Christopher Piacentile, CFE, played key roles in the settlement by Georgia psychotherapy services to resolve false claims allegations. A Roswell-based psychotherapy services provider, Carenow Services, LLC (along with its CEO) has agreed to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. This …
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The DJO Law Group Takes Part in Important Downey Settlement Regarding Fraudulent Billing
The Dynamic Duo is at it again! Managing Partner, Daniel Ocasio, and Christopher Piacentile, CFE, two members of the DJO Whistleblower Law Group and the originators of uncovering this industry-wide fraud, have struck again. Fresh off the $40 million Apria settlement, this is now the second identical respiratory fraud settlement they have managed. A Downey-based …
Reporting Fraud: HIPAA What You Should Know!
If you find yourself in a position to blow the whistle on fraud in your organization, there are a lot of questions and grey areas that come up. At the beginning stages of building your case, you’ll have to gather a lot of evidence to prove an instance of fraud, but this is not so …
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Misleading Investors Leads to Serious Consequences: How Former Executives Can Still Be Held Accountable
Working for an investment firm, you want people to take their hard-earned money and just throw it away, right? Of course not. But that’s essentially what’s happening when companies mislead their investors. Getting investments under false pretenses is unfair and fraudulent. Companies that participate in this kind of fraud need to be held accountable for …
Ensuring Compliance: Unregistered Offers and Sales of Security-Based Swaps Is a Growing SEC Concern
The SEC is continuously monitoring different transaction types to make sure they are following rules and regulations. One thing that has caught the SEC’s eye lately involves security-based swaps. Because security-based swaps are based on a security such as a stock or bond, or a credit default swap, they are subject to different rules and …
Misusing Cash and Putting Customer Securities at Risk: Taking A Deeper Look at Fraud Taking Place on Wall Street
When investors put their money in the hands of Wall Street, they should be able to do so with the understanding that they’re doing so in a transparent, trustworthy manner. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Broker-dealers sometimes misuse cash or fail to disclose complete and important information, putting customer securities at risk. It’s important to …
Tips for Mitigating FCPA Risks After a Record Year of Corporate Fines & Penalties
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to serve a few key anti-bribery and accounting purposes. Most notably, the FCPA prohibits U.S. persons and businesses (or foreign public companies that are listed on the U.S. stock exchange or subject to the …
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From Compliance Failures to Abuse of Power: Common Fraud that Takes Place in Hedge Funds and Beyond
Hedge funds are complex in nature and can take on a high level of risk. Paired with the large sums of money being handled and investors’ net worth, hedge funds become prime breeding grounds for fraud. While this is not to say that all hedge funds are fraudulent, there is, unfortunately, a high rate of …
When Shining A Light on Injustice Pays Off: Some of the Largest Whistleblower Cases in Healthcare of This Decade
When wrongdoing takes place in healthcare, it doesn’t just cost money. The health and safety of innocent lives may be at risk when healthcare protocol isn’t followed or resources are incorrectly allocated. That’s why it is of the utmost importance that all healthcare fraud is reported to the proper authorities as soon as possible. While …
The Nurses Know All: Tips for Whistleblowing in Nursing
Now more than ever, nurses are being recognized for the unsung heroes they are. Nurses are heavily involved in so many aspects of patient care and are critical to the operation of healthcare facilities. Since nurses are so heavily involved in patient care and work closely with doctors and other care providers, they are also …
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