A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Dr. Gabriel DeCandido who is accused of defrauding the Medicare program.
According to the settlement, the court permitted the government to seize five of his vehicles and garnish $976,000 that Dr. DeCandido transferred to his wife.The whistleblower's share of the recovery is $306,000.
This case was originally filed by a whistleblower in January 2005. The United States alleged Dr. DeCandido violated the False Claims Act by billing the Medicare program for higher levels of service than he actually rendered to patients and by billing for services not provided. The government presented sufficient evidence showing that Dr. DeCandido attempted to hide and transfer his assets to avoid having to pay a judgment to the United States.
