Diabetic Shoe Company Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding “Custom” Shoe Inserts

DOJ

Foot Care Store, Inc. d/b/a Dia-Foot (Dia-Foot), a diabetic shoe company based in Wellington, Florida, and its President and CEO Robert Gaynor, have agreed to pay $5,538,338 to settle allegations that the company sold custom diabetic shoe inserts that were not actually custom-fabricated in accordance with Medicare standards.  The agreement is part of a civil settlement that resolves claims brought under the False Claims Act. read more »

Texas Oil Ponzi Schemes Allegedly Funded Private Jets, Luxury Cars, and a Wedding on the Queen Mary

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A wedding on a cruise ship, investments in the jade industry in Guatemala, and a private jet: Those are just some of the things investors who thought they were getting rich in the oil industry paid for instead. Two Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuits filed last month against Ponzi-style scammers selling fraudulent investments in the biggest oilfield in the U.S. show how the American oil and gas boom really is the Wild West. read more »

Surgery Centers and Medical Offices in New Jersey Settle Allegations of Federal Health Care Fraud

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Six Medical Practices and a Physician-Owner to Pay Over $7.4 Million to Resolve Claims of Improper Billing of Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program for Acupuncture Procedures. read more »