Author: Gary Kopycinski

Covenant Hospice Inc. to Pay $10.1 Million for Overcharging Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid for Hospice Services

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  On June 18, Covenant Hospice Inc. agreed to pay $10,149,374 to reimburse the government for alleged overbilling of Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid for hospice services, the Department of Justice announced today.  Covenant Hospice Inc. is a non-profit hospice care provider which operates in Southern Alabama and[Read More…]

Montana Drug Operation Convicts 20 Defendants, Seizes 25 Guns and More Than Half a Million Dollars in Meth

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office announces today the completion of a Montana operation that convicted 20 defendants for methamphetamine, firearm and money laundering charges, resulting in the seizure of more than half a million dollars worth of meth.  Operation Highline Crystal Highway joined more than a dozen[Read More…]

Miami Dade Police Department Detective Charged with Civil Rights Offenses for Stealing Property from Motorists and Obstructing Justice

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  Today, the Justice Department announced that a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charged Miami Dade Police Department (MDPD) Detective William Kostopoulos, 47, with using his law enforcement authority to violate motorists’ civil rights. The indictment charges Kostopoulos with making traffic stops of three[Read More…]

National Medicare Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 243 Individuals for Approximately $712 Million in False Billing

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today a nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 17 districts, resulting in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds 90 Percent of Private Student Loan Borrowers Who Applied for Co-Signer Release Were Rejected

Industry Inquiry Reveals Problems for Consumers Seeking to Prevent Auto-Defaults WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report finding high rates of consumers are being rejected for co-signer release on their private student loans, based on its review of industry[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Medical Debt Collector

Company Mishandled Consumer Credit Reporting Disputes, Prevented Consumers From Exercising Debt Collection Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced an enforcement action against a medical debt collection company for mishandling consumer credit reporting disputes and preventing consumers from exercising important debt collection rights.[Read More…]

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