HEALTH CARE FRAUD

 

Indictments for health care fraud are on the increase in Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and throughout New England. Federal prosecutors are targeting physicians, medical groups, providers and vendors who accept medicare or market, sell or provide FDA regulated devices, equipment or medications. Billing and reimbursement practices, sales tactics and financial reward systems have come under scrutiny and resulted in numerous prosecutions.

While ignorance of the law is not a defense, ignorance of wrongdoing is. Often financial crimes are perpetrated by third or insulated parties without the knowledge of the accused. Mistakes of fact or inaccurate advice from a licensed professional may also constitute a defense depending upon the circumstances. In federal court, such defenses are usually rebutted by the prosecutor with a willful blindness instruction. In other words, a defendant who is faced with evidence that he (or she) is involved in an illegal scheme, cannot stick his or her head in the sand and purposefully remain ignorant of the illegality.

Mr. Budreau regularly represents clients accused of health care related fraud in federal court. Press here to review some of the cases defended by Mr. Budreau.

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