Houston White Collar Legal Blog

What are health care fraud and abuse?

06/16/2021
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Healthcare Fraud

As a health care practitioner in Texas, administrative concerns often take a back seat to what you rightly consider the most important aspect of your job: your patients’ well-being. Yet issues with those administrative tasks can often lead to…

Payment to whistleblowers under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

05/31/2021
Hilder & Associates, P.C
FCPA

Individuals facing bribery allegations may have motivated a whistleblower to seek compensation by submitting a tip to law enforcement officials. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act allows U.S. government entities to offer a financial award between 10% and 30% of…

What rights do employees have during internal investigations?

05/25/2021
Hilder & Associates, P.C
White Collar Crimes

With many white-collar criminal prosecutions, investigations begin internally. At the conclusion, a compliance officer or investigator may find cause to turn the findings over to law enforcement or the Government for possible prosecution. Procedural rights Unlike police officers, private…

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