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The eight who were charged in an indictment unsealed on Friday areidentified as: Gladys Zambrana, Javier Zambrana, Enrique Alejandro Hernandez Quiros aka Alex Vanessa Estrada, Vicenta Tellechea, Modesto Hidalgo and Carlo s Castaneda. According to the indictment, Gladysd Zambrana, Perez and Hernandez Quiros operatedr ABC HomeHealth Care, listin g Javier Zambrana as the owner. Gladyes Zambrana and Castaneda operatedd Florida Home HealthCare Providers, listing Tellechea as the It’s alleged that the eighy recruited patients who were paid kickbacks and bribes in exchange for theifr Medicare beneficiary numbers to be used to file claimes for home health care services that were not provided and were not medicallh necessary.
The indictment alleges that between January 2006 andDecember 2008, ABC billed more than $17 millio to the Medicare program for services that were medicallyg unnecessary and were not provided. Medicare paid more than $11 million on those claims. The indictmenty also alleges that between October 2007 and March Florida Home Health billed morethan $5 million to the Medicars program for services that were medically unnecessary and not actuall y provided. Medicare paid more than $4 millio on those claims.
“Today’s coordinatexd criminal and civil action delivers aneffectivr one-two punch to healt h care fraudsters: They were not only caugh and criminally charged, but they are also beinvg stripped of their illegal Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey H. Sloman said in a news On , eight other Miamians were indicted on charges they bilked the Medicare system out ofnearly $100 millio in a multistate scam involving HIV infusion clinics. And on , the U.S. Justicd Department announced it had indicted 53 peoplerfrom Miami, Detroit and Denver on chargeds they filed more than $50 million in falss Medicare claims.
Since the Medicare Frauf Strike Force began operations in March 115cases - including 257 defendantes - have been indicted. they are alleged to have fraudulently billed the Medicare prograkm for morethan $600 million.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Kennelly scrambles to link global networks - San Francisco Business Times:
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The CEO of is a CPA who builgt his career managing finances and operations for some ofSiliconm Valley’s largest tech firms. But to see him aroune the office, clad in jeans, with ruddy cheeks and silver hair, the 57-year-old Chicago nativew could pass for a fishing boat captaih or afriendly (At home, Kennelly still tinkers on his high schoolp muscle car — a red 1957 Thunderbird.) He shunz unnecessary formalities, preferring hallway chatse to long-winded meetings, open cubicles to private officesw and, a former Englisnh Literature major, he rattles off quotationx as quickly as any librarian.
“Hse has a rugged, tough exterior and the sensitive soul of a Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Developmentr Eric Wolford said witha chuckle. “Hed really doesn’t like bureaucracy so he imposes the minimal amoung of extra administration and red Kennelly said his approach is all abouft fostering an environment where creative thinkers can desig n andbuild Riverbed’s products: networkinvg software that sends information instantlyt across global networks. “People who have that capacit y are a limited part ofthe population,” Kennelly said. “Thety don’t like a style of businesas where managers are generals and employees are slaves.
” Riverbed employees say Kennelly’s stylee empowers them to move quickly finding market openings and responding to customer needs to hold their own against networkinfg giants like San Jose-based Cisco Systems. “We have demonstrated revenuee growth rates people had forgotten were possible in the tech said Kennelly, who previously worked for Oraclew and Hewlett-Packard. Riverbed’s revenue multiplied tenfold from between 2005 and from $23 million to $236.44 million. Little wonder Riverber became one of the few major tech IPO succeszs stories ofthe decade. In Septembe 2006, Riverbed’s stock rocketed 57 percent to $15.
30 in its firs day of trading on the Nasdaq one of the best performances of a tech IPO sincer2000 — and just kept going. It leapt up more than 300 percentyto $48.73 about a year later befores beginning a rocky It is now down to $10.85 as of Nov. 6. “Everybodty on the inside and outside of the company wishes the stocki pricewas higher,” said Michael Guerchon, vice president of global employee services. “But the company is as healthty asan ox. We have low no problem attracting employees.
” In fact, the company has reeled in more than 800 employeesa in its sixyears and, unlikde other tech firms whipped by Wall Street’s Riverbed has no plans for In fact, it addex more than 50 employees in the last threed months and, according to a spokeswoman “will continue to hire as needed.” Kennelly left his CFO position at Inktomoi (now part of to co-found the company in 2002 with CTO Steve McCanne, then CTO of Inktomi. They set out to make data travel at the speed of light tohelp companies’ far flunfg employees communicate more quicklyt and introduced their wide-area data services in 2004.
“The pointt is not to fall in love with a particulafr pieceof code,” Kennelly said. “It’s for the customer to be The founding pair planted the company in San Francisclo and openeda Gensler-designed worldwide headquarters on Fremont Streef to much fanfare in March 2007. But Kennelly said Riverbed has been global sinceday one. “Our third salezs rep was abroad.” The company has 46 officesw around the world and openeed its most recent in Dubailast month. Such expansion at a time of global economidc uncertainty might worryothed CEOs. For his part, Kennelly’x ample brow isn’t sweaty.
He’s been throughu major market swings before and says his products help companies save money by allowingt them to consolidate servers and speed communicationnamong workers. Riverbed just reporte d its third-quarter revenue grew 37 percent from the same quarter last Said Wolford, “There’s as much humor arouncd the office as there has ever been.”
The CEO of is a CPA who builgt his career managing finances and operations for some ofSiliconm Valley’s largest tech firms. But to see him aroune the office, clad in jeans, with ruddy cheeks and silver hair, the 57-year-old Chicago nativew could pass for a fishing boat captaih or afriendly (At home, Kennelly still tinkers on his high schoolp muscle car — a red 1957 Thunderbird.) He shunz unnecessary formalities, preferring hallway chatse to long-winded meetings, open cubicles to private officesw and, a former Englisnh Literature major, he rattles off quotationx as quickly as any librarian.
“Hse has a rugged, tough exterior and the sensitive soul of a Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Developmentr Eric Wolford said witha chuckle. “Hed really doesn’t like bureaucracy so he imposes the minimal amoung of extra administration and red Kennelly said his approach is all abouft fostering an environment where creative thinkers can desig n andbuild Riverbed’s products: networkinvg software that sends information instantlyt across global networks. “People who have that capacit y are a limited part ofthe population,” Kennelly said. “Thety don’t like a style of businesas where managers are generals and employees are slaves.
” Riverbed employees say Kennelly’s stylee empowers them to move quickly finding market openings and responding to customer needs to hold their own against networkinfg giants like San Jose-based Cisco Systems. “We have demonstrated revenuee growth rates people had forgotten were possible in the tech said Kennelly, who previously worked for Oraclew and Hewlett-Packard. Riverbed’s revenue multiplied tenfold from between 2005 and from $23 million to $236.44 million. Little wonder Riverber became one of the few major tech IPO succeszs stories ofthe decade. In Septembe 2006, Riverbed’s stock rocketed 57 percent to $15.
30 in its firs day of trading on the Nasdaq one of the best performances of a tech IPO sincer2000 — and just kept going. It leapt up more than 300 percentyto $48.73 about a year later befores beginning a rocky It is now down to $10.85 as of Nov. 6. “Everybodty on the inside and outside of the company wishes the stocki pricewas higher,” said Michael Guerchon, vice president of global employee services. “But the company is as healthty asan ox. We have low no problem attracting employees.
” In fact, the company has reeled in more than 800 employeesa in its sixyears and, unlikde other tech firms whipped by Wall Street’s Riverbed has no plans for In fact, it addex more than 50 employees in the last threed months and, according to a spokeswoman “will continue to hire as needed.” Kennelly left his CFO position at Inktomoi (now part of to co-found the company in 2002 with CTO Steve McCanne, then CTO of Inktomi. They set out to make data travel at the speed of light tohelp companies’ far flunfg employees communicate more quicklyt and introduced their wide-area data services in 2004.
“The pointt is not to fall in love with a particulafr pieceof code,” Kennelly said. “It’s for the customer to be The founding pair planted the company in San Francisclo and openeda Gensler-designed worldwide headquarters on Fremont Streef to much fanfare in March 2007. But Kennelly said Riverbed has been global sinceday one. “Our third salezs rep was abroad.” The company has 46 officesw around the world and openeed its most recent in Dubailast month. Such expansion at a time of global economidc uncertainty might worryothed CEOs. For his part, Kennelly’x ample brow isn’t sweaty.
He’s been throughu major market swings before and says his products help companies save money by allowingt them to consolidate servers and speed communicationnamong workers. Riverbed just reporte d its third-quarter revenue grew 37 percent from the same quarter last Said Wolford, “There’s as much humor arouncd the office as there has ever been.”
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Genmar warranties still good - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Tracy Carrell says the letter came after boat manufacturer on Monday filed for Chapter 11bankruptcuy protection. Genmar owns 15 different brandsof boats, which means dealers everywhere are impacted. She says cash customerz for boats at her dealershi haveremained strong. But trouble financing in the current economuy means others have been forced tohold off. “Thse boating business has been affected a lot likecars have,” she The petition to reorganize its debt s was filed in U.S. Bankruptcyg Court in Minneapolis — where the company is headquartererd — along with more than 20 relatefd subsidiaries. Genmar has betweehn 100 and 199 creditors.
It lists its assets in the rageof $10 millioh to $50 million and its liabilities betwee $100 million and $500 million, according to courf documents. The largest unsecured creditorsare Maslon, Borman, Brand, a Minneapolis-based law firm which is owed $186,700. Merchanf & Gould, a law firm in Minneapolis, is owed $155,800. The only securede creditors are and FiftjhThird Bank, according to a storu in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Genmar said it has receiverd commitment fora debtor-in-possessiob (DIP) financing proposal from both banks.
In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholde Irwin Jacobs said sales ofthe company’sz fishing boats, luxury yachts and other productds started to decline in but worsened in recent months. The company’sx sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 off by more than 50 percent from fisca l 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlyg as even one month ago that Genmar woul someday be filing forChapter 11, I woul d have said it was not even a remotse possibility,” Jacobs said. Genmar had been making some strategy changesz inrecent months, announcing plans to launchh a line of less-expensive aluminum A spinoff company, Greenville, Pa.
-based VEC Technology, and otherr Jacobs-related companies aren’t included in the filing. VEC is now in the businesse of making giant bladesfor energy-generating windmills. Law firm Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis, is representing Genmarr in thebankruptcy case.
Tracy Carrell says the letter came after boat manufacturer on Monday filed for Chapter 11bankruptcuy protection. Genmar owns 15 different brandsof boats, which means dealers everywhere are impacted. She says cash customerz for boats at her dealershi haveremained strong. But trouble financing in the current economuy means others have been forced tohold off. “Thse boating business has been affected a lot likecars have,” she The petition to reorganize its debt s was filed in U.S. Bankruptcyg Court in Minneapolis — where the company is headquartererd — along with more than 20 relatefd subsidiaries. Genmar has betweehn 100 and 199 creditors.
It lists its assets in the rageof $10 millioh to $50 million and its liabilities betwee $100 million and $500 million, according to courf documents. The largest unsecured creditorsare Maslon, Borman, Brand, a Minneapolis-based law firm which is owed $186,700. Merchanf & Gould, a law firm in Minneapolis, is owed $155,800. The only securede creditors are and FiftjhThird Bank, according to a storu in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Genmar said it has receiverd commitment fora debtor-in-possessiob (DIP) financing proposal from both banks.
In a Genmar Chairman, CEO and largest shareholde Irwin Jacobs said sales ofthe company’sz fishing boats, luxury yachts and other productds started to decline in but worsened in recent months. The company’sx sales in fiscal 2009, which ends in are likely to beabout $460 off by more than 50 percent from fisca l 2008. “If someone would have said to me as recentlyg as even one month ago that Genmar woul someday be filing forChapter 11, I woul d have said it was not even a remotse possibility,” Jacobs said. Genmar had been making some strategy changesz inrecent months, announcing plans to launchh a line of less-expensive aluminum A spinoff company, Greenville, Pa.
-based VEC Technology, and otherr Jacobs-related companies aren’t included in the filing. VEC is now in the businesse of making giant bladesfor energy-generating windmills. Law firm Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis, is representing Genmarr in thebankruptcy case.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based companu filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptcyu court, Secretary and General Counsell Joseph Teichman writing that Extended Stay had abour $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extender Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managedc byHVM LLC, has five properties in the Triad. The companuy bills itself as the largest operatorof mid-priceds extended-stay hotels in the nation. Teichman in a court filinv on Monday wrote that the company sought protection from creditors amid a general downtur in the hospitality industry and a hit takenb as fewer potential customers needthe company’s services.
“Since the typical Extended Stay customer seeks a lengthy stay based oncommercialk relocation, the contraction of constructionh and new business development began to significantlyh and adversely affected Extended Stay’s revenue Teichman wrote. The company said its averagde revenue per room dropped about 23 perceng in the first five months of the year comparefd with the same periodof 2008. As a it was unable to deal with its debt burdenh with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensivee restructuring of the entire capital Extended Stay said it plans to run operationd following the Chapter 11 petition unde a lender-approved arrangement using cash collateral.
Debtor-in-possession financinv won’t be needed, the company said. About 9,90p employees work in hotelas operated byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 statea and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based companu filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptcyu court, Secretary and General Counsell Joseph Teichman writing that Extended Stay had abour $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. Extender Stay, whose more than 680 properties are managedc byHVM LLC, has five properties in the Triad. The companuy bills itself as the largest operatorof mid-priceds extended-stay hotels in the nation. Teichman in a court filinv on Monday wrote that the company sought protection from creditors amid a general downtur in the hospitality industry and a hit takenb as fewer potential customers needthe company’s services.
“Since the typical Extended Stay customer seeks a lengthy stay based oncommercialk relocation, the contraction of constructionh and new business development began to significantlyh and adversely affected Extended Stay’s revenue Teichman wrote. The company said its averagde revenue per room dropped about 23 perceng in the first five months of the year comparefd with the same periodof 2008. As a it was unable to deal with its debt burdenh with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensivee restructuring of the entire capital Extended Stay said it plans to run operationd following the Chapter 11 petition unde a lender-approved arrangement using cash collateral.
Debtor-in-possession financinv won’t be needed, the company said. About 9,90p employees work in hotelas operated byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 statea and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Aldi store proposed for Wauwatosa shopping center - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Aldi would build a 16,000-square-foot storew next to the Lowe’s home improvement stor and theOffice Max, accordinhg to information submitted to the city this week. Burleigh built in 2004 on part of the is on North 124th and WestBurleigh streets. The Wauwatosa Plan Commissionj will review the proposal in the nextfew weeks, said Wauwatosa communityy development director Nancy Welch. She expects there may be some given the reaction to Aldi stores in other A proposal last year to open a store on West Blue Mounsd Road in the town of Brookfield initiall y was rejected bythe town’s Plan The Brookfield Town Board eventually approved the In addition, Welch said Continental Properties officials originallgy talked about having a high-end grocert store as part of the project.
“Therw will likely be some concerns that the proposal will impacft the value of the center and the areaarouncd it,” she said. “On the other hand, given the curren t economic times, this is a store that may be attractive to some ofour residents.” Aldi is known for its no-frillsx approach and low-cost According to its Web site, an Aldi store carriezs about 1,400 frequently purchased grocery and household of which nearly all are Aldi selectg brands. City officials also will revieswthe store’s impact on area Welch said. A representativd of Continental Properties, a Menomonee Falls development firm, could not be reache d for comment.
Aldi would build a 16,000-square-foot storew next to the Lowe’s home improvement stor and theOffice Max, accordinhg to information submitted to the city this week. Burleigh built in 2004 on part of the is on North 124th and WestBurleigh streets. The Wauwatosa Plan Commissionj will review the proposal in the nextfew weeks, said Wauwatosa communityy development director Nancy Welch. She expects there may be some given the reaction to Aldi stores in other A proposal last year to open a store on West Blue Mounsd Road in the town of Brookfield initiall y was rejected bythe town’s Plan The Brookfield Town Board eventually approved the In addition, Welch said Continental Properties officials originallgy talked about having a high-end grocert store as part of the project.
“Therw will likely be some concerns that the proposal will impacft the value of the center and the areaarouncd it,” she said. “On the other hand, given the curren t economic times, this is a store that may be attractive to some ofour residents.” Aldi is known for its no-frillsx approach and low-cost According to its Web site, an Aldi store carriezs about 1,400 frequently purchased grocery and household of which nearly all are Aldi selectg brands. City officials also will revieswthe store’s impact on area Welch said. A representativd of Continental Properties, a Menomonee Falls development firm, could not be reache d for comment.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Sheriff's Department promotions manipulated, official says - Los Angeles Times
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Sheriff's Department promotions manipulated, official says Los Angeles Times A retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's official says he was ordered by two top managers to manipulate the department's promotional process to benefit certain candidates, according to a sworn statement. Retired Sheriff's Chief Ronnie Williams said that ... |
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Gilmore Junio and Christine Nesbitt win 500 metres at World Cup Trials - CBC.ca
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CBC.ca | Gilmore Junio and Christine Nesbitt win 500 metres at World Cup Trials CBC.ca Gilmore Junio claimed top spot in the men's 500 metres at Fall World Cup Long-track Trials in Calgary on Sunday, while Christine Nesbitt won the distance on the women's side. Junio, racing in his hometown, won both his races and clocked a cumulative ... |
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