South Carolina Criminal Lawyer Blog

The Department of Justice has been pushing health care related fraud investigations for the past several years. This includes medicare fraud and medicaid fraud investigations. Our federal defense lawyers have been in contact with several government agents and attorneys for the government in an effort to prevent several individuals and corporations from facing federal indictments. This type of case is considered a white collar case as is any fraud based indictment. The office of the Inspector General also conducts investigations into this type of allegation. With any investigation, a good federal defense lawyer is important. It is critical to understand that an investigation titled as an audit, examination or clarification, is still an investigation. Any investigation can lead to an indictment. Our federal defense lawyers have handled these types of cases in many different states.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR?
One of the biggest motivators for a health care fraud investigation is the fact that anyone who reports the violation/s may be eligible to receive a monetary reward for reporting the fraud. Who would do this to a company that has not done anything wrong? An employee that was fired because of attitude or performance or for fraudulently billing themselves. The employee then contacts the government or one of several private entities that also seek a payoff for their investigative work. The most important thing to do when there is even a hit of a disgruntled employee and an investigation is to call an attorney. The worst thing to do is destroy documents, modify documents or do anything outside your normal course of business. It is critical for a good federal defense lawyer to get involved and initiate his own investigation. It is important to understand the dynamics of these types of investigations and the possible outcome.