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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Material Loss Review of Signature Bank of New York
Mark Hernandez, a psychiatrist based in Miami, Florida; Peter Port, owner of Safe Haven Recovery Inc.; Brian Dublynn, Vice President of Safe Haven Recovery; and medical marketer Jennifer Sanford were sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, on October 23, 2023, for conspiracy and other charges related to health care fraud. Hernandez was sentenced to 52 months in prison and 3 years’ probation; Port was sentenced to 108 months in prison and 3 years’ probation; Dublynn was sentenced to 42 months in prison and 3 years’ probation; and Sanford was sentenced to time served and 3 years’ probation.The defendants conspired to defraud private health companies by causing Safe Haven, a substance abuse treatment facility in Miami, along with several clinical laboratories, to submit false and fraudulent claims to health insurance plans for addiction treatment services that were not provided as billed and laboratory tests that were not medically necessary. As a result of the scheme, Amtrak’s insurance providers were billed approximately $86,130.
We evaluated the U.S. Department of Commerce’s process for addressing findings and recommendations identified in single audit reports related to departmental programs. Our objective was to determine whether the Department’s oversight of its grantees is sufficient to ensure selected findings identified in single audit reports are mitigated and recommendations are resolved within the required timeframe. We found that bureaus are mitigating and resolving single audit findings, but improvements can be made to ensure compliance with federal requirements. We issued two recommendations. The Department concurred with our findings and recommendations.
Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s CPU and VPO programs. Specifically, we (1) assessed Postal Service oversight of CPUs and VPOs, and (2) evaluated Postal Service strategies for establishing new CPUs and VPOs. We analyzed policies, data, and growth initiatives, and visited select CPUs and VPOs nationwide.
