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Provided by Feldman Firm PLLC
USA
Mr. Feldman represents professionals, corporations, foreign nationals, health care providers, and health care sales and marketing professionals nationwide in government investigations, trials, and business disputes. Mr. Feldman has obtained acquittals and prevailed in appeals against the government. Mr. Feldman is a key thought leader in the government's prosecution of health care providers for violations of the Anti-Kickback statute. Mr. Feldman is also one of the few lawyers in the country to have represented a foreign official in an FCPA trial. Mr. Feldman tries to blend tenacity, humor, and pragmatism in any dispute whether its a jury trial where liberty hangs in the balance or whether it is a messy business divorce involving professionals seeking damages.
Some of the Firm's Successes include:
- After a 4-week trial involving supposed 65 Million dollar health care fraud, obtained verdicts of not guilty on all counts and obtainedcomplete acquittalof former owner of clinical laboratory specializing in pharmacogenomic (PGX) and COVID-19 testing accused of health care fraud, kickback, and money laundering conspiracies.Case No. 24-cr-20155-RAR(S.D. Fla.)
- Judgment of acquittalfor owner of a clinical trial site in a multi-week trial in Miami as to the main wire fraud conspiracy charge. The DOJ alleged that client participated in multi-year fraud scheme in a clinical trial for asthma medications sponsored by Glaxo Smith Kline. The client approached the Firm and attorneyMarissel Descalzofor trial. The client was the only one of Five defendants who proceeded to trial and several co-defendants testified against her at trial.Case No. 22-cr-20170-DPG(S.D. Fla.)
- In a 6-week trial, the jury was unable to reach a verdict against the Firm’s client as to the only count in the indictment – conspiracy to commit a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback statute. The client – a career sales and marketing professional — testified at trial after his health care lawyer and former partners abandoned him and lawyered up. The case began as a 12-defendant federal Anti-Kickback statute conspiracy centered around a clinical laboratory (Vantari). The government’s theory was that marketers were paid kickbacks and certain marketers paid kickbacks to doctors to promote genetic (PGX) testing. The Firm was retained 4 months prior to trial and was required to digest Millions of pages of documents in a short time frame for trial.Case No. 19-cr-00059(E.D. Tex.).
- Defeated the DOJ Tax Division in a bench trial in the District of Maryland in a summons enforcement proceeding involving the reporting of foreign accounts and foreign financial assets. Case No. 17-cv-00030-PWG (D.M.D);2019 WL 4118647
- Obtained declination of prosecution for a group of executives of a transportation and logistics company who were designated as “targets” of a PPP fraud investigation in the Southern District of Florida. Declination occurred even though the prosecutor called numerous witnesses to the grand jury and served numerous grand jury subpoenas.
- Obtained declination of prosecution for a defense contractor in a defense contractor fraud investigation in the Northern District of Florida following AUSA’s representation that client would be charged with a felony. Investigation arose from Government contract awarded by the Air Force in Pensacola Florida for the construction of fencing in response to Hurricane Michael. After the criminal division declined prosecution, the civil division served the client with a CID in connection with a False Claims Act investigation. DOJ declined civil prosecution and the lead AUSA on that matter was later indicted.
- Obtained declination of prosecution for a career sales and marketing professional in an investigation related to violations of the Anti-Kickback statute arising from speaking fee agreements with physicians. The client’s first law firm advised the client to “take a plea” after the AUSA designated the client as a target. After retaining the Firm and after a series of meetings and presentations to the government, the Government declined prosecution.
- Obtained declination of prosecution for co-conspirator referenced in voluminous FIFA indictment; the Government declined prosecution despite allegations in the 140-plus page indictment that co-conspirator engaged in laundering assts of several million dollars.15-cr-00252-RJD. (E.D.N.Y.).
- Obtained non-prosecution for former owner of pharmacy with criminal history. Client retained the Firm after he was terminated and his former co-owner began cooperating against him. Client was told to take a plea by his first attorney and was then offered numerous plea deals to health care fraud. Client rejected deals, conducted its own investigation with the assistance of former special agents, and the Firm was ready for trial.
- Obtained declination of prosecution for target CEO of a seafood company in connection with an investigation targeting his company for Lacey Act and FDCA violations related to the importation and sale of adulterated seafood products.
- Obtained declination of securities fraud prosecution for target broker under investigation for securities fraud in connection with a private placement offering of securities. The client was the only person at the brokerage firm that was not included as a defendant in the indictment.
- Managed internal investigation after Firm was retained by the Board of Directors of various compounding pharmacies in New Jersey and Alabama resulting in no criminal or civil prosecution against any board members or any of the principals of the corporate entities.Investigation required interviews of dozens and employees and targeted potential violations of theAnti-Kickback Statutein response to execution of search warrant by 4 different federal agencies.
- Negotiated “unprecedented” settlement with Texas Attorney General’s Office in connection with claims for rapid COVID-19 testing delivered to Texas Medicaid patients after the conclusion of the pandemic. Settlement avoided civil and criminal prosecution and exclusion.
- United States v Young, 108 Fed 4th 1307 (11th Cir. 2024): Vacated Million-dollar restitution award in Anti-Kickback statute case in an opinion which represents the leading Eleventh Circuit opinion governing any restitution awards based on convictions under the federal Anti-Kickback statute. The appellate decision followed the first trial where the government alleged kickbacks in connection with the promotion and dispensing of Terocin and Lidopro creams reimbursed by the Office of Workers Compensation Program via the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA). After a two-week trial, the jury acquitted the client of each of the allegations related to receiving kickbacks based on percentage compensation but convicted the client of paying kickbacks.
- Represented former paramour of Proud Boys leader in sprawling January 6thinvestigation after execution of search warrant at her residence involving seizure of assets and personal property. Client’s first lawyer was ready to walk her into a felony plea. After consulting with the Firm and navigating grand jury proceedings, the government declined prosecution and the client will obtain her seized property.
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- Miami150 Southeast 2nd Avenue Suite 600 , Miami, Florida, USA, 33131
- Web: feldmanpllc.com
- Tel: +1 305.714.9474
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