United States of America v. Esformes

  1. December 12, 2019

    Judge Urges Gov't, Esformes To Work Out Atty Fee Deal

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday urged prosecutors and attorneys for convicted nursing home mogul Philip Esformes to work together on an agreement to unfreeze certain assets to cover millions in unpaid legal bills from Esformes' trial to avoid a complicated legal battle over what fee amount is reasonable.

  2. November 26, 2019

    Esformes Can't Use Frozen Assets For Appeal, Feds Argue

    A Florida federal judge should deny convicted nursing home mogul Philip Esformes' bid to access frozen assets to pay lawyers for an appeal because the funds are now subject to a lien to satisfy a recently imposed $44.2 million forfeiture and restitution judgment against him, federal prosecutors argued.

  3. November 13, 2019

    Esformes, Feds At Odds On Frozen Assets To Cover Legal Bill

    The judge overseeing the health care fraud case against convicted nursing home mogul Philip Esformes declined Wednesday to rule on his request to access frozen assets to cover millions of dollars in unpaid legal bills but set the stage for a colleague to address a brewing battle with the government over the issue.

  4. October 16, 2017

    Agents' Vague Answers Mixed Bag For Defense In $1B Fraud

    Counsel for a Florida businessman charged with orchestrating a $1 billion health care fraud drew some potentially helpful testimony from two federal agents Monday in his bid to disqualify the prosecution team for allegedly violating the suspect's attorney-client privilege, but also struggled to nail down key details.