KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI -- Disqualification of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey is sought by the plaintiff Samuel Lipari for Mukasey's representation of Bradley J. Schlozman, the former US Attorney for the District of Western Missouri. Schlozman is a defendant in the RICO lawsuit for interfering in ongoing federal civil litigation over the Novation LLC hospital supply monopoly created by Jeffery Immelt of General Electric Company (GE) and Curt Nonomaque of Texas based VHA, Inc. The lawsuit filed in June of 2003 by Samuel K. Lipari of Lee's Summit, Missouri is currently captioned Lipari v. General Electric Company, et al, W.D. of Missouri Case No. 07-0849-CV-W-FJG and is being presided over by the Hon. Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., Chief Judge of the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
A motion to disqualify Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey from continuing to act as defense counsel for Bradley J. Schlozman in the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961-1968) case was filed on September 2nd, 2008. Missouri's current US Attorney John Wood admitted in a filing to the court on August 8th, 2008 that he had been "…authorized by the Department of Justice, on March 24, 2008, to provide individual capacity representation to Bradley J. Schlozman, former Interim United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri".
The motion Samuel Lipari filed to disqualify Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey is based in part on US Attorney John Wood claiming to have settled without litigation a criminal Medicare fraud prosecution of Springfield Missouri hospital chain CoxHealth and its CEO Robert H. Bezanson for an agreement to pay $60,000,000.00 in fines. The Medicare fraud prosecution of CoxHealth was initiated by Schlozman's predecessor Todd P. Graves. The lawsuit documents why Todd P. Graves was unlawfully removed as US Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for initiating the prosecution of CoxHealth and replaced by Bradley J. Schlozman. Later Todd P. Graves was discovered to be the "Ninth US Attorney" to be illegally fired.
Samuel Lipari's motion argues that past criminal case law clearly establishes that Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and US Attorney John Wood cannot participate in the Medicare fraud racketeering conduct of Bradley J. Schlozman and at the same time be Bradley J. Schlozman's defense attorneys.
About Jeffery Immelt: Jeffery Immelt is the Chief Executive Officer of the General Electric Company (symbol GE). Jeffery Immelt while president of GE Medical created and took ownership in GHX, LLC the nation's sole remaining hospital supply electronic marketplace to health system institutions. Media contacts can be made through General Electric, Fairfield Russell Wilkerson, 203-373-3193 (office); 203-581-2114 (mobile) russell.wilkerson@ge.com www.ge.com
About Curt Nonomaque: Curt Nonomaque is the President and CEO of VHA, Inc. VHA is the owner of Novation LLC the largest hospital supply distributor in the nation. Media contacts can be made through Lynn Gentry, Senior Director of Public Relations VHA Clinical Initiatives, (972) 830-0798, lgentry@vha.com 220 Las Colinas Blvd. East Irving, Texas 75039 (800) 750-4972 www.vha.com
About Robert H. Bezanson is both President and CEO of Cox Health Care Services Of The Ozarks, Inc. and a director of VHA Mid-America, LLC. the regional office of Novation LLC. CoxHealth 1423 North Jefferson Springfield, MO 65802. Phone: (417) 269-6107 Fax: (417) 269-3104 email: robert.bezanson@coxhealth.com
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About Medical Supply Chain: Medical Supply Chain (MSC) is a worldwide provider of web-based supply chain collaboration solutions with an electronic marketplace serving health care communities and their trading partners. Medical Supply Chain was founded in May of 2000 with a mission to deliver enabling supply chain technology in health care. To learn more visit: http://www.MedicalSupplyChain.com/news.htm.
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