Beverly Mitchell continued to testify, cross-examined by defense counsel Bill Fleming. It was the afternoon of November 30th 2021. She replied she was responsible for managing the billers, but as for the payroll Tanya Soto took care of that. But when Fleming pressed as to whether the payroll department was under her supervision, she got... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. Claims Fraud Trial — The office manager gets a one million dollar severance package.
Judge King: There is another thing I’m confident about… The parties are not going to agree. Prosecutor Vincent Marinaccio believes that by signing the back of the claim form used in workers’ compensation, the CMS 1500, the provider and signer in observing the language which states the services being charged are “medically necessary” is committing... Read More
Dr. Hoffman leaves court on November 17th 2021
Dr. Hoffman Claims Fraud Trial: A sleep center patient came in drunk. The witness called 911.
She was not aware of how referrals came in. Witness Beverly Mitchell had come back to the stand. When prosecutor Vincent Marinaccio asked if she was aware of how referrals came in to Dr. Hoffman’s medical practice, she replied no. She didn’t know. Beverly was still testifying on this day November 29th 2021, Monday. She... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. Claims Fraud Trial. Witness says, ‘You wouldn’t expect a radiologist to have any knowledge about that hyper-rare kind of procedure.’
Prosecutor Vincent Marinaccio called witness Dr. Sylvia de la Lana out of order. It was the afternoon of November 29th 2021. The judge was in place, in his robe and black mask. Judge King is slender, 74 years old, with short light brown hair with gray. Dr. de la Lana appears to have grown feebler... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. Claims Fraud Trial– Dr. Hoffman repeatedly told witness Beverly Mitchell, ‘Don’t worry about it. I’ll take care of it.’ He said he was going to order the needles for the single fiber EMGs.
The prosecutor continued examining the witness, Beverly Mitchell. It was the morning of November 29th, Monday. She affirmed that collector Louis Santillan reported to her. But she was not in charge of accounts payable and accounts receivable. She was just in charge of the people. She oversaw every person, every employee in the office by... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. Fraud Trial: Beverly Mitchell Takes The Stand.
Court was opening; it was just after 9:15 am, on Monday, November 29, the Monday following the Thanksgiving weekend. The court room C-45 in Santa Ana was waiting for the witness, Beverly Mitchell. Also, one of the jurors was missing.The court room was colder as the weather outside was moving closer into winter. Defense... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. claims fraud trial. Witness Louis Santillan says, ‘I’m telling the truth today. I may have misrepresented in the past…’
The discussion continued into the morning November 23rd 2021 from the afternoon prior between Judge King and the lawyers. Judge King: I get that… so they accept it. I’ve gone on Weslaw. I’ve done all kinds of searches. We need to know how we’re going to tell the jury (about what is a criminal conduct). ... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. Fraud Trial: Louis Santillan Testifies He Sued Dr. Hoffman and Lost On All Claims
On Monday, November 22nd 2021, in the afternoon, Dr. Hoffman’s defense attorney Bill Fleming continued to question witness Louis Santillan. Santillan was Hoffman’s former collector and sometimes business advisor. He had just been asking about Santillan’s income for the year 2006, which was $454,831. He brought up the W-2 form on the screen as an... Read More
