Assistant Health Care

LUIS M. MATOS

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EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 2001 THROUGH PRESENT

JUNE

Office of the United States Attorney Providence, R.I.

District of Rhode Island

Duties: Criminal prosecutor focusing primarily on health care fraud, white collar fraud,

and public corruption.

Notable Cases: U.S. v. Roger Williams Medical Center, Robert Urciuoli, et. al. – Complex

investigation and prosecution of Roger Williams Medical Center and executive

who bribed former State Senator John Celona by placing him on the hospital

payroll for the purpose of carrying out the hospital’s political agenda.

U.S. v. Curran – Doctor of naturopathy convicted of falsely holding himself out

as a doctor of medicine and deceiving his clients into believing that they had

life-threatening diseases that only he could cure. As a result, he fraudulently

induced his victims to purchase more than $1 million of purported nutritional

materials from him.

U.S. v. Gonsalves – Medical doctor convicted of diluting vaccines that he

administered to hundreds of immigrant patients, illegally selling drug samples

and committing hundreds of thousands of dollars of health care fraud.

Supervisory Acting United States Attorney June 2009 through September 2009

Experience: First Assistant U.S. Attorney January 2007 through October 2009

Criminal Chief September 2006 through December 2006

Civil Chief January 2005 through August 2006

Awards/Honors: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Excellence Award, 2007.

R.I. Lawyer’s Weekly: One of Three “Lawyers of the Year, 2006.”

HHS Inspector General’s Integrity Award, 2001, 2005.

HEALTH CARE FRAUD COORDINATOR APRIL 2000 THROUGH JUNE 2001

Executive Office for United States Attorneys Washington, D.C.

Office of Legal Programs

Duties: Coordinated health care fraud policy and enforcement within the United States

Attorney community, with other Department of Justice components, and with

other government agencies. Provided assistance and guidance to Assistant

United States Attorneys in the field. Monitored and addressed legislative

initiatives.

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FALL 1997 THROUGH APRIL 2000

Office of the United States Attorney Wilmington, DE

District of Delaware

Duties: Primarily responsible for the prosecution of health care fraud matters.

Notable Cases: U.S. v. Behmanshah – Physician convicted of submitting more that $2 million in

falsified claims to insurance.

U.S. v. Syme – Ambulance company owner convicted of submitting millions of

dollars in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.

Awards: Director’s Award for Superior Achievement as an AUSA, 2000.

HHS Inspector General’s Integrity Award, 1999.

TRIAL ATTORNEY FALL 1992 TO FALL 1997

United States Department of Justice Civil Division Washington, D.C.

Commercial Litigation Section

Duties: Lead litigation counsel for the United States in actions before the United States

Court of Federal Claims and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Awards: Meritorious Award, 1996.

Special Act or Service Award, 1995.

ASSOCIATE FALL 1990 TO FALL 1992

Newman & Holtzinger, P.C. Washington, D.C.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW 1987 - 1990

J.D. with Honors Hartford, CT

Awards American Jurisprudence Award, Business Organizations

& Activities: Polsky National Moot Court Competition, Best Brief

Moot Court Board, Executive Committee

BROWN UNIVERSITY 1982 - 1986

B.A. in Economics and B.A. in Political Science Providence, R.I.

Awards Class of 1986 Brown Club Scholar

& Activities: Junior Year Studies in Paris at the Sorbonne and Sciences Po

Bar Memberships

Rhode Island and the District of Columbia

General Background

Emigrated from Portugal to United States in 1969.

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