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Moss & Gilmore obtains $5.2 Million Settlement in Whistleblower Case Against American Health Imaging for Illegal Physician Inducements and Kick-Back Claims
ATLANTA, Georgia (December 2, 2024)
Moss & Gilmore LLP announced today on behalf of their client Tanya Benjamin, a former American Health Imaging, Inc. (“AHI”) employee, that AHI and its former founder and CEO, Scott Arant, will pay the United States and the State of Georgia $5,250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Federal False Claims Act by: (1) providing physicians with meals, tickets to sporting events, and other gifts to induce those physicians to refer diagnostic scans to AHI’s independent diagnostic testing facilities; and (2) entering into above fair market value personal services agreements with referring physicians to induce those physicians to refer scans to AHI.
Moss & Gilmore Client Armir Harris, CEO and Founder of CharterUP, Named By Ernst & Young as a Winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Gulf South Award
ATLANTA, Georgia (June 16, 2023)
Moss & Gilmore LLP is pleased to announce that client, Armir Harris, CEO and Founder of CharterUP (www.charterup.com), has been named by Ernst & Young as a Winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Gulf South Award. CharterUP is the first fully integrated marketplace for bus charters in the U.S. and has become the premier charter bus marketplace for corporations, consumers and operators.
EY Announces Armir Harris as Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Gulf South Award Winner
Moss & Gilmore obtains $4.2 Million for Client in FCA Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Kick-Back Arrangements and Leads to Indictment and Conviction of Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine for Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
ATLANTA, Georgia (May 24, 2022)
John Oxendine was indicted on May 17, 2022 on charges that he conspired to commit health care fraud. This indictment is the fourth prosecution of the fraud uncovered and brought to light by Moss & Gilmore client Dr. Myron Jones’ qui tam action, with the prior three prosecutions resulting in a $3 million settlement against Dr. Gallups, a $1.2 million settlement against Entellus, and Dr. Gallups’ guilty plea for criminal health care fraud. Oxendine pleaded guilty to related health care fraud in March 2024.
DOJ Press Release - Former Georgia Ins. Commissioner John Oxendine charged with health care fraud and money laundering scheme
Moss & Gilmore Act as Co-Lead Counsel In $10.02 Million Settlement to Resolve Defective Concrete Class Action Suit Against Argos
ATLANTA, Georgia (Sept. 21, 2020)
Order Preliminarily Approving Class Action Settlement and Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class
Universal Health Services Pays $117 Million to Settle 18 Whistleblower Cases Involving Medically Unnecessary Inpatient Behavioral Health Services
ATLANTA, Georgia (July 10, 2020)
Moss & Gilmore LLP represented one group of whistleblowers in this settlement, which also included claims for retaliation which were also resolved.
Atlanta Journal Constitution news article
Wall Street Journal news article
Moss & Gilmore obtains $16 Million settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit for improper cardiac and vascular short stay admissions and anti-kickback violations.
ATLANTA, Georgia (June 25, 2020)
Atlanta Journal Constitution news article
Atlanta Business Chronicle news article
Moss & Gilmore Represents Management of Large, Well Known and Established New York City Based Money Manager and Registered Investment Adviser in Buy-Out
NEW YORK, New York (April 1, 2019)
The transaction team was led by Raymond L. Moss and Michael P. Gilmore.
Moss & Gilmore Guide JetSuite in Strategic Expansion Capital Investment by Qatar Airways and Follow-On By JetBlue
ATLANTA, Georgia (April 10, 2018) -
Qatar Airways made a strategic equity investment in JetSuite, Inc., one of the largest and fastest growing private jet companies in the U.S. Certain other investors, including JetBlue Airways, also participated.
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Moss & Gilmore Client Kamal Al-Sultan Named “Whistleblower of the Year” by Taxpayers Against Fraud For False Claims Act U.S. Military Food Fraud Case During Iraq Wars
ATLANTA, Georgia (Nov. 13, 2017) – Moss & Gilmore LLP announced today on behalf of their client Kamal Al-Sultan, a Kuwaiti businessman and U.S. military contractor of base camp logistics and support, that he was named “2017 Whistleblower of the Year” at the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund ("TAF”) annual Awards Dinner on November 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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Moss & Gilmore Obtain $7.9 Million Settlement In FCA Whistleblower Lawsuit For Improper Radiation Oncology and E.R. Services; including payment of $850,000 for Whistleblower Retaliation Claim
ATLANTA, Georgia (Sept. 27, 2017) – Moss & Gilmore LLP announced today on behalf of their client Linda Jainniney, a former radiation oncology manager for AnMed Health, an affiliate of Carolina Health Care System (“CHS”), the settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit. AnMed Health will pay the federal government $7,073,000 to resolve allegations by the United States that it knowingly violated Federal law by, among other things, submitting claims, including lack of physician supervision by AnMed's radiation oncologists and upcoding nurse's services as if the physician performed the procedure, to Medicare and other federal payors.
South Carolina DOJ Press Release
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Moss & Gilmore LLP is an Atlanta and New York-based law firm with significant experience in numerous areas of practice. We are accomplished advocates in both the boardroom and the courtroom, handling sophisticated commercial transactions and complex litigation.
Our clients include leading domestic and foreign multinational corporations, major financial institutions, broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment funds, and public and privately-held companies. We serve start-up ventures and individuals as well. Other lawyers and law firms often retain our services themselves and refer their clients to us when conflicts arise.
We have substantial experience representing investors, broker-dealers and funds in investment-related disputes. The firm also represents corporate and individual whistleblowers in state and federal false claims, and SEC, CFTC and IRS whistleblower actions in various industries including securities, health care and defense contracting. We represent employees and third parties in related wrongful termination claims related to reporting or seeking to prevent fraud.
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Blog Posts
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on February 22, 2024 that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023, with over $1.8 billion in healthcare collections, making up the bulk of the FCA settlements and judgments, and included fraud in Medicaid and the Medicare Advantage program, overpayments, unnecessary services and substandard care, unlawful kickbacks and other healthcare fraud. Fiscal year 2023 had the highest number of FCA settlements and judgments in history. READ MORE
False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments for Fiscal Year 2022 Exceed $2 BillionThe Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on February 7, 2023 that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.2 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022, with $1.7 billion in healthcare collections making up the bulk of the FCA settlements and judgments, and included fraud in Medicaid and the Medicare Advantage program, overpayments, unnecessary services and substandard care and unlawful kickbacks. READ MORE
New AML Whistleblower LawOn December 23, 2022, Congress agreed to include the AML Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus Budget signed into law by President Biden. A new era of robust transnational whistleblower protections commenced. Whistleblowers from around the world now have a pathway to combat corruption effectively. For the first time in history, whistleblowers from any country have the right to anonymously and confidentially report money laundering and sanctions-busting to the U.S. Departments of Justice or Treasury. If their information results in a successful prosecution, they could receive between 10-30% of the sanctions obtained by the wrongdoers.
SEC Exceeds $1 Billion in Whistleblower AwardsThe Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that its whistleblower program has now paid more than $1 billion in awards to 207 whistleblowers since its first award in 2012, and has paid over $500 million to 101 whistleblowers in fiscal year 2021 alone. The awards can range from 10% to 30% of the money collected by the SEC when the sanctions exceed $1 million and are funded by the sanctions and not by investors who were harmed. Information provided by whistleblowers since the program began has resulted in more than $4.8 billion being collected in financial remedies.
SEC Slightly Increases Dollar Amount Thresholds for “Qualified Client”The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has slightly adjusted the dollar amount thresholds for assets-under-management and net worth tests for a “qualified client”. Registered investment advisers have generally been prohibited from charging a client a performance fee unless the client is a qualified client, defined to include a client with (a) at least $1 million under management with the investment adviser or (b) a net worth of more than $2.1 million (the “net worth test”). The SEC has issued an Order increasing the assets-under-management threshold to $1.1 million and the net worth test to $2.2 million. The Order will be effective as of August 16, 2021.
Publications
Practising Law Institute; Securities Arbitration the Market Meltdown Era: Achieving Fairness in Perception and Reality (Volume Two; 2009)
The U.S. Patriot Act and Related Domestic and International Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, With a Special Focus on Switzerland: Legal and Business ImplicationsPractising Law Institute; Securities Arbitration Handbook (2004 ed.)
New CFTC Flexibility for Hedge Fund ManagersABANA Review (Fall 2003)
The Wall Street Analyst: Rise and Fall of a Rock StarPractising Law Institute; Securities Arbitration Handbook (2002 ed.)
Liability Of Clearing Firms: Traditional And Developing PerspectivesPractising Law Institute; Securities Arbitration Handbook (1998 ed.)
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