The defendants also set up eight other clinics in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina and used them to submit fraudulent claims to private insurance companies that provided coverage to Medicare beneficiaries. The indictment alleges the defendants bought lists of patient names and submitted fraudulent claims on their behalf, using doctors’ identifying numbers without the knowledge of either the patients or the doctors. It says the defendants then laundered the payments through Miami check-cashing companies, collecting $30,000 to $80,000 several times a week. If convicted, they would face up to 10 years in prison on each count of conspiracy, healthcare fraud and money laundering, and up to two years in prison for each count of aggravated identity theft. The government is also asking for forfeiture of the ill-gotten profits (Editing by Pascal Fletcher and Vicki Allen) Cuba Cuba. DENVER, CO, Jun 23 (MARKET WIRE) — Dyer & Berens LLP () today announced that Monday July13, 2009 is the lead plaintiff deadline in the class action lawsuitsfiled on behalf of all persons or entities who, between May 13, 2006 andOctober 21, 2008, purchased or acquired shares of the OppenheimerAMT-Free Municipals Fund (NASDAQ: OPTAX), (NASDAQ: OTFBX) (NASDAQ: OMFCX).For a free consultation regarding your rights and interests with respectto the pending lawsuit, you may contact Jeffrey A Berens, Esq. at (888)300-3362, (303) 861-1764 or via email .

If you are amember of the proposed class, you may request that the court appoint youas a lead plaintiff. Any such request must satisfy certain criteria andmust be brought prior to the upcoming July 13, 2009 deadline. A leadplaintiff is a class member that acts on behalf of other investors indirecting the litigation. Although your ability to share in any recoveryis not affected by your decision to seek appointment as a lead plaintiff,lead plaintiffs make important decisions which could affect the overallrecovery for the class.The complaints accuse defendants of violations of the federal securitieslaws, and allege that the Fund’s Registration Statements and Prospectusesmisrepresented the Fund and failed to disclose material facts about itsrisks and investment strategies. Specifically, defendants allegedly failedto disclose that: (1) the AMT-Free Fund’s investments in “inverse floater”securities exposed it to the risk that it would be forced to sell, uponcertain occurrences relating to the inverse floater securities, othersecurities in its portfolio at fire-sale prices; and (2) the AMT-Free Fundrepresented in the Registration Statements that only 15% of its assetswould be invested in illiquid securities. In fact, the AMT-Free Fundinvested more than 15% of its funds in illiquid securities, includingilliquid “tobacco bonds.”While Dyer & Berens LLP has not filed a complaint in this matter, itcurrently represents investors in similar cases against OppenheimerFunds,Inc and others.

Dyer & Berens LLP specializes in complex class actionlitigation on behalf of injured investors throughout the nation. Thefirm’s extensive experience in securities litigation, particularly incases brought under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, hascontributed to the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars foraggrieved investors. For more information about the firm, please go to A. BerensDyer & Berens LLP682 Grant StreetDenver, CO80203Tel: (888) 300-3362 or (303) 861-1764Email: Email ContactCopyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is facing a growing shortfall that has forced it to ask Congress for rule changes to help it weather economic hard times, a Commerce Department official told Reuters on Tuesday. “The Draconian move we want to avoid is furloughs.”President Barack Obama said last week he had chosen David Kappos to run the patent office.

Kappos is currently IBM’s vice president and assistant general counsel for intellectual property.The patent office is contacting the congressional committees with authorizing and appropriating power over it to solicit ideas for a fix and ask for the right to temporarily tap at least part of a $60 million projected surplus held by the trademark side of the office and to put about $10 million earmarked for special projects into the general operating fund.The U.S. Patent and Trademark has an annual budget of about $1.9 billion.But Reich said the agency’s surveys of patent attorneys and industries found that the budget woes could worsen.”They’re not very bullish in terms of turning the situation around in the near term,” he added.(Reporting by Diane Bartz; editing by Matthew Lewis) Barack Obama. Arrives On DVD- June 23, 2009 -NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ — Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to releasea special DVD/CD set — Jackie Mason’s The Ultimate Jew: Live on Broadway,written and directed by the master humorist himself, on June 23, 2009(Pre-book Date June 3, MSRP $19.99).On the final day, the Lord looked upon the fruit of his LABORS and DECLARED itwas good.No, the Almighty was not referring to the creation of the world (also a goodthing) but was praising “Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew Live on Broadway.” Theincomparable comedian’s last Broadway appearance is now available in aspecial, two disc DVD/CD set — and it IS very special. Eagle RockEntertainment presents the two-time Tony Award winner’s six month, sold outrun on Broadway. It can now be seen and heard by everyone who, unfortunately,missed the show because they didn’t know somebody who knew somebody andcouldn’t get a ticket.