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Healthcare Fraud Allegations and The Potential Consequences on Medical Licensing in Florida
Even with many U.S. citizens’ receiving health insurance through employer-sponsored health insurance plans, the federal government still pays thousands of dollars per person on healthcare each year (17.7 percent of GDP and 38 percent of mandatory spending annually). With every large public spending endeavor, there…
Clinical Trial Research Fraud in Florida
Over the last several months, we have been exploring various types of medical-related fraud and the common themes that lead to criminal prosecutions. Clinical research trials of experimental pharmaceutical drugs has recently become a hotbed for fraud, and doctors and test subjects are unknowingly getting…
Understanding the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA)
In recent months, there has been a lot of focus on the way the U.S. government handles classified documents and those who risk the exposure of such information. The investigation surrounding former President Donald Trump’s possession of 11 sets of classified documents could prove to be one…
Telemedicine Fraud Targeting Cancer Providers Through “Genetic Lab Testing” Schemes
In recent months, we’ve seen a serious focus by the Department of Justice on telemedicine fraud. This trend has allegedly funneled over a billion dollars to companies and persons participating in these schemes – with unsuspecting medical professionals getting looped in at no fault of their…
Telemedicine Fraud Targets Durable Medical Equipment Providers
Last month, we dove into the government’s crackdown on telemedicine fraud across the country. Officials are seeing an alarming trend of marketing companies and call centers trying to take advantage of the shift toward telemedicine to farm patient information and use Medicare providers to unknowingly engage in…
Department of Justice Cracking Down on Telemedicine Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice is going to great lengths to take down telemedicine fraud. This has become a serious issue that the government wants to put a swift end to as more patients opt for the convenience of medical care and advice from the…
Don’t Listen to the Movies: Common Hollywood Myths About Criminal Defense
Your best criminal defense is always going to be knowledge. Some may claim the best criminal defense is the truth, but the truth can be fickle in the way two different people can experience or believe two different truths. If you are going to equip…
4 Things You Need to Know Before Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Florida
The decision to hire a Miami, FL criminal defense attorney is undeniably an important one. Your freedoms are worth protecting and if you’re in trouble with the law you’re not likely to be able to take on your case on your own, especially when you’re…
Differences Between State and Federal Courts Part 4: Jury Selection
See Part 1: Can I Be Tried for the Same Crime in Both State and Federal Court? See Part 2: The Discovery Process and Disclosure of Witnesses See Part 3: Plea Negotiations & Plea Agreements We’ve been exploring the differences between state and federal courts in recent months…
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