Medicare/Medicaid Fraud prosecutions have continued to increase throughout the years. The Department of Justice’s Medicare Fraud Strike Force team has been using the full force of the government in order to prosecute these cases. This increase in prosecutions is partly due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which resulted in a budget increase for the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. Thus, resulting in even more of an influx of federal cases being pursued across the country. These investigations are not only occurring St. Louis but all across the country. Hundreds of doctors and nurses have been charged for fraudulently
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After every April 15, individual income taxes are reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service. Around this time, some may get notices that they owe the IRS for penalties or that their exemptions were not taken into consideration. Should the IRS not agree with your filed tax return and send you a notice to provide documentation to support your return or that you owe the Government money, it should not be ignored. Instead, one should call the right attorney, as you do not want to miss any important deadlines. It is important to have the right attorney when dealing with tax
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Driving While Intoxicated or Driving Under the Influences cases in Missouri are continuing their evolution toward ambiguity as courts wrestle with changes to the BAC testing process, the science behind such testing, and even the impact the standard three field sobriety tests have on the overall guilt equation and/or retention of one’s driving privileges. These changes not only can have an effect on your driving privileges but also any criminal ramifications that can arise from being arrested for a DWI/DUI. All the more important to have counsel with the ability to address these issues, the experience to litigate both aspects
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Understanding Federal law as it differs from State law is paramount in choosing the right lawyer or law firm for your pending federal case, whether it be a drug conspiracy, money laundering, embezzlement, weapons offenses, fraud, or other federal charge. Failing to employ a lawyer with expertise in the federal system could, and will, affect your life. At my firm, I have devoted years to developing a keen expertise in federal law and have significant experience throughout the country in representing individuals and corporations alike as they face federal criminal charges. Recently, I was asked to provide some insight in
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There has been an increase in prosecution of white collar offenses, including Embezzlement and Fraud in a litany of contexts, including Securities Fraud, Tax Fraud, Mortgage and Insurance Fraud and Medicare/Medicaid Fraud. Such Federal Criminal Charges should not be taken lightly. With many of these white collar crimes, comes with the potential of additional tax fraud charges. If one did not put the correct amount of income on their tax returns during the commission of embezzling monies, this can and most likely will trigger an IRS investigation as well. Thus with the IRS also involved, such white collar offenses are
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