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Men ordered to pay back $2.4M in health care fraud case
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2021/08/02 05:24
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A federal judge has ordered two men to pay back a total of more than $2.4 million for their role in defrauding a health care insurance provider for low-income people in Maine.
One man also was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday and the other was sentenced to three years of probation. Both had pleaded guilty in 2019.
According to court records, the two were Somali interpreters who conspired with several mental health counseling services in the Lewiston and Auburn areas to submit claims to MaineCare for services that weren’t rendered as billed from 2015 to 2018.
In some cases, one of the men conspired with a counseling center director to change the diagnosis of many clients so they could remain eligible to receive MaineCare reimbursement.
A lawyer for the man sentenced to three years probation said she thought the judge took a thoughtful approach to his sentencing. Unlike other defendants in the case, her client is not an American citizen and may face the possibility of being deported. She said the sentence will allow her client, who didn’t have a criminal record, to spend time with his family and work to support them. |
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How to Make Calls to Action Works
Legal Business |
2021/07/31 11:45
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When creating your law firm website you will need a strong Call to Action, or what we’ll abbreviate to CTA.
While most CTAs are just 2-7 words, they’re one of the most important parts of a legal business website. You will need a small but mighty CTA. Why? Because the CTA tells your visitors exactly how you can be of assistance to them drawing them into your business’s services.
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Family Law Attorneys Website Design
Legal Topics |
2021/07/30 09:39
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Law Promo has been the top website design agency for family law firms. By creating the right look and visual appeal, our custom designs have made a huge impact for family law firms in gaining clientele.
Our team understands family law requires extra care and consideration, as families are going through an emotionally and mentally draining time. Our approach in building family law websites is similar.
We take the time to fully personalize your web layout and devote ample time to include all elements necessary to represent your family law firm in the best light.
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Woman convicted in kidnapping gets re-sentencing hearing
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2021/07/27 00:09
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A woman convicted in the 1987 kidnapping and death of a northern Illinois businessman has been granted a re-sentencing hearing by the state’s appellate court.
Nancy Rish, 59, petitioned in December 2017 for a resentencing hearing so that the court can consider evidence of domestic violence. Stephen Small of Kankakee suffocated in a plywood box when a breathing tube running to the surface failed before a ransom could be paid.
Her attorneys argued Rish was coerced by ex-boyfriend Daniel Edwards into driving him and that she was unaware of his kidnapping plan even as he had her pick him up from the remote, wooded burial site and drive him between phone booths where he made ransom calls.
The attorneys argued her case is what Illinois legislators had in mind when they passed legislation in 2015 giving abuse victims who had been sentenced to prison for crimes a break on their sentences.
In its ruling Thursday, the court noted the state maintained the trial court’s sentence rested on the “horrific nature of the crime in which (defendant) played an integral part” and that the evidence of domestic violence could not overcome the seriousness of the crime.
“This is the first time in 33½ years that she’s gotten a ruling that may result in her sentence being reduced from natural life,” Margaret Byrne, a private attorney who is representing Rish pro bono, told the Chicago Tribune.
Rish was sentenced to life in prison after a jury trial in 1988. Edwards was convicted and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to a life term by then-Gov. George Ryan as Illinois moved toward ending the death penalty.
Rish, an inmate at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, has maintained her innocence through more than three decades of legal losses. In July 2019, Kankakee County Judge Michael Sabol rejected Rish’s petition for a re-sentencing, rejecting the argument a new sentence was warranted because of a change in Illinois law.
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Web Design for Sole Practitioners
Legal Topics |
2021/07/26 21:14
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Law Promo works a lot with solo practitioners. Our strength is the capacity to provide high-quality yet affordable web design services to solo practitioners.
We are passionate about helping law firms succeed online. Our Content Management System makes it easy for you to request edits to your website, monitor site traffic and get in touch with us around the clock. We strive to exceed expectations and meet all your needs. We are here to help.
We are very aware that running a solo law practice is hard at any stage, but it is especially challenging right at the start.
Having to manage every aspect of the business from advertising to business development can be the hardest part of running a solo practice.
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San Francisco Copyright Lawyers - Our Firm
Attorney News |
2021/07/26 04:43
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Our Firm has established a reputation for enforcing and protecting trademarks in the market place with enforcement actions in Federal and State courts throughout the United States as well as at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
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Structuring Licensing, Development and Distribution Agreements
Trademark and Brand Strategy
Fair use advice
Trademark Advertising Counseling
Anti-counterfeiting
If you need assistance with clearance searches, trademark applications, portfolio management, and enforcement and protection through litigation or other dispute resolution mechanisms.
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40-year sentence upheld for man who killed his roommate
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2021/07/24 07:09
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Maine’s supreme court has upheld a 40-year prison sentence imposed on a man who killed his roommate in Old Orchard Beach.
Dustan Bentley pleaded guilty to murder in the death of 65-year-old William Popplewell, who was beaten, stabbed, and strangled with a ligature.
Police arrested Bentley as he was attempting to use a ratchet and strap to pull the body into the trunk of his car, which was lined with a shower curtain. An autopsy revealed the victim suffered multiple broken bones and had been stabbed up to 30 times.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled that there was nothing in the record to indicate that the judge made a mistake.
“At no point did the court depart from sentencing principles or abuse its discretion in coming to or issuing its sentence,” the court said.
Bentley and Popplewell met at a Portland homeless shelter, and Bentley later moved into Popplewell’s apartment in Old Orchard Beach in December 2018. Popplewell was killed in March 2019.
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