Day Pitney's May 2017
White Collar Roundup included the following item:
Beware the Federal Travel Act in Healthcare Fraud
Cases
Another doctor pleaded guilty in the Biodiagnostic Laboratory
Services LLC (BLS) test referral scheme in New Jersey. Through its
president and numerous associates, BLS, of Parsippany, New Jersey,
paid millions in bribes for test referrals, which resulted in more
than $100 million in payments to BLS from Medicare and various
private insurance companies. Dr. Ahmed El Soury, an internal
medicine doctor practicing in Staten Island, New York, pleaded
guilty to Count One of an indictment charging him with conspiracy
to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Federal Travel Act, and
the honest services wire fraud statute by accepting bribes. To
date, the investigation has resulted in 44 convictions, including
30 doctors, relating to the bribery scheme. The investigation also
has recovered more than $12 million through forfeiture. For the
press release, click here.
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