As this blog has been reporting for months now, federal investigators have been really cracking down on crimes like Southern California Medicare and Medical fraud. A breaking story out of Miami highlights how much the government means “business.” According to an April 14th story in the Miami Herald, Lawrence Duran…
The crime of driving under the influence in Glendale – in and of itself – is enormous and consequential, even if you don’t cause damage to life or limb and you cooperate fully with authorities – and even if you were just barely over the limit. But evidence mounting against…
A new Minnesota Public Radio report has public health authorities, economists, and bloggers who focus on issues like Southern California Medicare fraud alike analyzing and chatting about powerful charges against a couple from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Anita and Stephen Soledolu — co-owners of a home healthcare service — allegedly submitted…
Let’s face it: celebrities, movie stars, and Beverly Hills business people want to stay as thin as possible. But if you’re on a low carb diet and you’re pulled over under suspicion of Beverly Hills DUI, be forewarned that the ketone bodies that you produce while on this diet can…
As regular followers of this blog’s ongoing series on Los Angeles Medicare fraud know, the Federal Government has been stepping up its campaign to bust up Southern California insurance fraud and other white collar crimes – particularly Medicare and Medicaid related schemes. Today, we’ll focus on a major news story…
To cut down on driving under the influence in Pasadena and elsewhere in the Los Angeles County area, police officers often set up checkpoints to stop people suspected of DUI in Pasadena, DUI in Glendale, DUI in Burbank, and DUI in Los Angeles. Often, the drivers come upon these checkpoints…
For last several years, we’ve witnessed massive arrests for Southern California Medicare fraud and other healthcare fraud schemes around the nation. Billions of dollars have been seized, and hundreds of people have been arrested and brought to trial. The news practically glitters every week with examples of chiropractors, dentists, doctors,…
It’s no secret that Lindsay Lohan’s 2007 Los Angeles DUI arrest has been one of the most publicized celebrity DUI situations in history – probably because the 24-year-old actress continues to encounter legal problems, some of which clearly appear to be self generated. Last week, a Los Angeles judge extended…
The typical case of driving under the influence in Burbank (or elsewhere in the Southland) is pretty mundane. Perhaps a police officer sees a driver weaving in a left hand lane and pulls him over. Or maybe you get stopped at a checkpoint after leaving a bar after a Lakers…
Last week, 700 FBI and Health and Human Services agents rounded up 111 suspects in nine cities – including five people suspected of Los Angeles Medicare fraud – in the “largest-ever Federal health care fraud takedown” in the United States, according to government officials. The Los Angeles Times reports that…