On Friday, September 18, the medical biller for a Chicago-area visiting physician practice was sentenced to 45 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman of the Northern District of Illinois, for her role in a $4 million healthcare fraud scheme. Mary Talaga was convicted in May of this year following a jury trial… Read more »
A securities broker pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Trenton to a securities fraud conspiracy that profited from his use of material inside information stolen from the New York office of a global law firm. Contemporaneous with the plea, the government filed the criminal information detailing the charges, which also included… Read more »
On Thursday, a Houston psychiatrist was convicted of participating in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme, following a seven day federal jury trial. The charges against Sharon Iglehart, M.D., included conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one individual count of health care fraud and three counts of making false statements related to health care matters…. Read more »
After years of criticism that it failed to prosecute the individuals responsible for the financial crisis, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has announced changes to their internal guidelines to focus on the prosecution of individuals in corporate malfeasance cases. At an event at New York University School of Law on Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Sally… Read more »
Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court stayed the Montgomery County District Attorney from acting on a grand jury presentment accusing Attorney General Kathleen Kane of perjury and other offenses in connection with the disclosure of an investigation to a Philadelphia newspaper. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that the Montgomery County District Attorney could not file charges… Read more »
PITTSBURGH and PHILADELPHIA, PA – William Pietragallo, II, founding partner of the law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP was selected as a Pittsburgh Top 50 Lawyer by Super Lawyers 2014. Mr. Pietragallo was recognized for his work in Business Litigation. Marc S. Raspanti, name partner in the firm, was selected as… Read more »
This article was originally published in the June 2014 issue of New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, a publication of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is reprinted here with permission. Related Information: FCPA Compliance in the Healthcare Industry
John R. Brumberg and Brad A. Matta authored “Lessons Pennsylvania Can Learn From Colorado,” which was published in the Pittsburgh Business Times. This article appeared in the Pittsburgh Business Times on April 25, 2014 on page 23. It has been reprinted by the Pittsburgh Business Times and further reproduction by any other party is strictly prohibited. Related Information: Lessons Pennsylvania Can Learn From… Read more »
Recent pronouncements by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) illustrate an apparent dichotomy in the Department’s prosecutorial priorities. On one hand, Attorney General Eric Holder has announced several initiatives to move toward more equitable sentencing and to curtail the great number of long prison sentences imposed on those convicted of non-violent drug trafficking crimes. One the… Read more »
Reprinted with permission from the September/October 2013 issue of The Champion. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Related Information: Do You Accept Insurance? A Practitioner’s Guide to Coverage Issues in White Collar Cases