by annfitz | Dec 6, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Guilty Plea, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
Alexander Ros Lazo, 54, of Homestead, an owner and operator of T.L.C. Health Services Inc., a home health agency, pleaded guilty this week to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez of the Southern District of...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Opioid Crisis, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
As previously blogged on this site, on June 28, 2018 the Department of Justice announced what was called “the largest health-care fraud takedown in history,” with more than 1,000 law enforcement officers charging 601 people — including 76 doctors, 23 pharmacists, 19...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Attorney-Client Privilege, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Obstruction of Justice, Opioid Crisis, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
In what Justice Department officials — along with South Florida’s U.S. attorney, the FBI, and Health and Human Services agents — have described as the nation’s biggest Medicare fraud case, federal prosecutors have lost a major battle as a judge threw out key evidence...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Money Laundering, Opioid Crisis, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar III, announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action involving 601 charged defendants across 58 federal districts, including 165 doctors,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Identity Theft, Medicare Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Tax Fraud, White Collar Crime
In a 2015 article, the NY Post claims that South Florida has become the nation’s “organized fraud capital,” with identity theft tax fraud schemes leading the way. Identity theft, the fastest-growing crime in South Florida, is being used to gather...
