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Investigates and Litigates Fraud-Related Matters and Business Disputes

for Individuals, Organizations and Governmental Entities.

Welcome to Kennedy Vuernick LLC.

Kennedy Vuernick Fights Fraud on Behalf of People, Businesses and Government Entities

At Kennedy Vuernick, we understand that fraud schemes are difficult to detect and even harder to prove.  We’re up for the challenge. Fraud cases need to be built on a solid foundation of evidence. They require experienced guidance during the investigative phase.  So we work with trusted investigative partners to gather the crucial evidence. Our experience has taught us that any fraud scheme, no matter how sophisticated, breaks down when subjected to enough scrutiny.  We do not shy away from painstaking study of documents and data: we revel in it. Because we know that successful fraud cases are built carefully, deliberately, fact by fact. And that’s what we build: successful fraud cases …

WE REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE ENTITIES IN ALL MATTERS OF PERSONAL AND BUSINESS-RELATED LEGAL CONCERNS

Insurance Fraud

Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime. To the contrary, we are ..

Fraud Against Businesses

Fraud is all too common. Experience has taught us that any business ..

Fraud Against Individuals

Senior citizens are especially susceptible to fraud schemes.  According to ..

False Claims Acts

Fraud against the government, like any fraud, is just theft by ..

Internal Investigations & Monitorships

Two of the most important assets any business has ..

Kennedy Vuernick Secures $82,752.12 Settlement in Landmark Medicare Fraud Case

Kennedy Vuernick, a leading legal firm specializing in anti-fraud cases, is pleased to announce a groundbreaking victory in a Medicare...
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Partner Douglas M. Alba to Address Attendees at 2023 Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Conference

Kennedy Vuernick, LLC, Partner Douglas M. Alba will provide his legal analysis of Electric Bicycles, Electric Scooters, Motorized Bicycles, and...
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Kennedy Vuernick, LLC reverses trial court in the Appellate Division

Congratulations to Partner Douglas M. Alba in convincing the Appellate Division to reverse the trial court’s dismissal of Kennedy Vuernick,...
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Partner Douglas M. Alba Addresses National Anti-Fraud Gathering

Kennedy Vuernick, LLC, Partner Douglas M. Alba provided his legal analysis of Electric Bicycles, Electric Scooters, Motorized Bicycles, and Complex...
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Tae Hong LinkedIn

Congratulations to our colleague Gabrielle Pohlman for obtaining a $1.6 million summary judgment against the sham owner of an acupuncture...
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UMR

A Jersey City pharmacy and its owner have paid $62,500 to settle allegations that they violated the New Jersey False...
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Appellate Division upholds $1.6 million insurance fraud judgment won by Kennedy Vuernick The Appellate Division has upheld a judgment of...
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Patel Law360

John Kennedy is quoted in Law360 article covering Kennedy Vuernick’s successful False Claims Act settlement The Appellate Division has upheld...
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On the move at Kennedy Vuernick

Kennedy Vuernick is pleased to announce the promotion of Gabrielle Pohlman. Gabrielle has been named Counsel to the firm, to...
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Elder Fraud Totals $1 Billion in 2020

According to an Elder Fraud Report by the FBI, seniors were defrauded out of over $1 billion dollars in 2020....
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Bipartisan Amendment to the False Claims Act Would Put Burden Back on Fraudsters

On July 26, 2021, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and John Kennedy...
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Harvard Study Finds Benefits for False Claims Act Whistleblowers

A recent Harvard Business School Study analyzed thousands of cases brought under the False Claims Act, and found that increasing...
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Jersey City pharmacy owner pays $62.5k to settle NJ False Claims Act allegations

A Jersey City pharmacy and its owner have paid $62,500 to settle allegations that they violated the New Jersey False...
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Appellate Division upholds $1.6 million insurance fraud judgment won by Kennedy Vuernick

The Appellate Division has upheld a judgment of approximately $1.6 million that Kennedy Vuernick obtained against the operator of an...
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John Kennedy is quoted in Law360 article covering Kennedy Vuernick’s successful False Claims Act settlement

The Appellate Division has upheld a $718,000 settlement obtained by Kennedy Vuernick against the owner of ambulatory care facilities over...
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RICHARD E. VUERNICK, ESQ.

Richard is a former Deputy Attorney General and an accomplished attorney. Over 20 years experience investigating & litigating civil and criminal fraud matters and False Claims Act cases.

Douglas M. Alba, Esq.

Douglas Alba began his prestigious litigation career as a Deputy Attorney General in the Division of Law with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.

Gabrielle H. Pohlman, ESQ.

Gabrielle has over 15 years of experience litigating insurance fraud, insurance defense and coverage cases in all lines of insurance, and analyzing complex data and medical records.

Brian Stanziano, Esq.

Mr. Stanziano has litigated over the past 14 years on behalf of clients and insurance companies and served as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 property and casualty insurer. 

Samuel Saltman, Esq.

.Mr. Saltman is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey and is admitted in multiple federal district and appellate courts, including the Court of Appeals for the Third, Second, and Ninth Circuits.

JOHN KENNEDY, ESQ.

John is a former Assistant Attorney General and Director of the Office of Government Integrity, who has investigated and litigated fraud cases for nearly 30 years.

Gabrielle H. Pohlman, ESQ.

Gabrielle has over 15 years of experience litigating insurance fraud, insurance defense and coverage cases in all lines of insurance and analyzing complex data and medical records.

Kennedy Vuernick Secures $82,752.12 Settlement in Landmark Medicare Fraud Case

Kennedy Vuernick, a leading legal firm specializing in anti-fraud cases, is pleased to announce a groundbreaking victory in a Medicare...
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Kennedy Vuernick, LLC reverses trial court in the Appellate Division

Congratulations to Partner Douglas M. Alba in convincing the Appellate Division to reverse the trial court’s dismissal of Kennedy Vuernick,...
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CAMDEN, N.J. – Opioid Abuse Treatment Facility to Pay $3.15 Million for Kickback Violations, Obstructing Federal Audit, and False Claims Submitted to Government Insurance Programs

An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims...
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Two Owners of New Jersey Pharmaceutical Marketing Company Admit Role in $38 Million Compounding Fraud Scheme

NEWARK – Two owners of a New Jersey pharmaceutical marketing company admitted their roles in a $38 million compounded medication...
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The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Ruling for Insurer in Fraud Case

PHILADELPHIA  — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to a commercial...
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Partner Douglas M. Alba Addresses National Anti-Fraud Gathering

Kennedy Vuernick, LLC, Partner Douglas M. Alba provided his legal analysis of Electric Bicycles, Electric Scooters, Motorized Bicycles, and Complex...
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Gloucester County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits

November 8, 2022 - Gloucester County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits. NEWARK, N.J. –...
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Former Medical Assistant Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy.

CAMDEN, N.J. – A former medical assistant was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for defrauding New Jersey state...
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A medical sales representative from Sewell will spend 14 years in prison for defrauding public health insurance plans out of more than $4 million, officials announced.

SEWELL, NJ — In April, 40-year-old Steven Monaco was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud...
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GEICO Awarded $6.6M in RICO Suit Against Medical Providers

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In an amended final judgment filed September 14, 2022, GEICO was awarded a total of $6,616,142.68 in...
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$308.6 billion: The real annual cost of insurance fraud in the U.S.

The new yearly insurance fraud estimate is the first time in 27 years the figure has been updated, according to...
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Charlotte Medical Device And Equipment Manufacturer Agrees To Pay Over $780,000 To Resolve Allegations Of False Claims Act Violations

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte-based BSN Medical Inc. (BSN) has agreed to resolve allegations that it marketed and promoted various products...
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Beverly Hills Body Broker Charged with Stealing Nearly $38 Million While Preying on Sober Living Patients Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Santa Ana, Calif. -  A Beverly Hills surgeon has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for stealing nearly...
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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in Health Care Fraud

The Justice Department has indicted 36 people for submitting $1.2 billion in false claims to Medicare.  The schemes involved laboratory...
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Former Sales Representative Convicted in Compound Prescription Drug Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A former sales representative was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a scheme to...
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