Dave Scher & David Haron James Hoyer, P.A. is pleased to announce that it is expanding its presence to Washington D.C. and Michigan with two recent additions. First, attorney Dave Scher, principal at The Employment Law Group for the past decade, is joining the...
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Post Acute Medical Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Physician Relationships
Post Acute Medical, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based operator of long‑term care and rehabilitation hospitals across the country, and certain affiliated entities through which the company operates its facilities (collectively, “PAM”), have agreed to pay the United States,...
CFTC Announces Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling More than $45 Million
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced multiple whistleblower awards totaling more than $45 million. The awards demonstrate the growing success of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program, in particular, the increasing volume and complexity of incoming...
Class Members Get Checks in Long Awaited Payday Lending Settlement
Payday lending class action settlement profiled in report on WFLA channel 8 in Tampa. Watch the video to see the story. James Hoyer Partner Jesse Hoyer is interviewed. Long-awaited Settlement: $4.3 million payday lending class action settlement After a nearly two...
$65 Million Prime Healthcare Whistleblower Settlement
Whistleblower’s Fearless 7-Year Pursuit of Justice: Los Angeles, CA- August 3, 2018— The 5th largest for-profit hospital system in the country has agreed to pay $65 million to settle civil charges of healthcare fraud against the government. Prime Healthcare has also...
CBS Premieres New Whistleblower Program
New CBS program. Premieres on Friday, July 13th, 8pm. The courageous stories of whistleblowers are about to get some national recognition. CBS is launching a new true-crime series that takes a look at the contributions of whistleblowers in helping to stop fraud...
James Hoyer Investigator Speaks at Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference
2013 IRE Panel on Whistleblowers From left: Angie Moreschi, David Corn, Pia Malbran James Hoyer Investigator and Communications Director Angie Moreschi was a speaker at this year’s 2013 Investigative Reporters and Editors’ Conference in San Antonio, Texas. IRE is a...
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks Announcing National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown
Yesterday Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered remarks on the Department of Justice’s nationwide effort to charge more than 600 individuals with health care fraud related to the opioid crisis. This is the most significant effort yet in the administration’s quest...
Mastermind in $24 Million Ed4Mil Military Tuition Scam Sentenced
The mastermind of a $24 million scheme to take advantage of veterans and active duty military will spend 5 years in jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Ed4Mil President David Alvey was criminally charged after a whistleblower suit filed by...
James Hoyer Chief Investigator Meets with FBI Director
Al Scudieri (Center- 5th from the right) stands next to FBI Director Christopher Wray during a recent meeting in Washington D.C. with former agents. James Hoyer law firm Chief Investigator Al Scudieri recently had the honor of meeting with FBI Director Christopher...