Hoffman Polland & Furman’s Financial Investigations Practice Group represents medical professionals, health care organizations, financial institutions and other individual and corporate clients involved in regulatory, criminal and civil investigations by federal, state and local governmental agencies, conducts internal and external investigations and reviews, and advises clients on a broad range of anti-fraud and compliance related matters.

The Firm’s Financial Investigations Practice Group is headed by Alfredo F. Mendez, a highly experienced former white collar crime prosecutor, investigator, litigator and manager, who was formerly Deputy Commissioner and Chief Counsel to the New York State Commission of Investigation, Chief of the Financial Crimes, Securities Prosecution and Crime Proceeds Sections in the Criminal Division of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York.

Our group represents clients in every phase of governmental investigations, grand jury proceedings, criminal prosecutions, forfeiture proceedings, administrative enforcement actions and civil litigation matters, including those involving health care fraud, Medicaid fraud, insurance fraud, securities fraud under New York’s Martin Act, money laundering, tax evasion, bank fraud, mail fraud, piracy and trademark counterfeiting, false statements, bribery and public corruption. These investigations arise out of, among others, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, various District Attorneys and United States Attorneys’ Offices, the Medicaid Fraud and Control Unit, the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Office of Professional Discipline, the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct, the New York State Insurance Department, the New York State Tax Department, the New York State Banking Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers.

The Financial Investigations Practice Group also conducts investigations for corporate and individual clients aimed at uncovering or resolving allegations of officer, director or employee misconduct or malfeasance. We advise medical professionals, health care organizations, financial institutions including money services businesses, and other corporate clients on the development and maintenance of compliance, corporate integrity and business ethics programs to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and to prevent, uncover and report illegal or unethical conduct by, within and against the organization or individual.

We conduct legal reviews of our clients’ operating procedures and high-risk business areas for our clients to minimize their exposure and maximize their business opportunities. We help develop programs, including training and education programs, to comply with the anti-money laundering requirements imposed by the Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act and regulations issued pursuant to them on health insurance companies, HMOs, and other financial institutions and money services businesses, including banks, money remitters, check cashers, currency exchangers, insurance companies, securities brokers and dealers, hedge funds, mutual funds, car dealers, realtors and other businesses as designated by the United States Treasury Department.