Gregory J. Naclerio
Partner
St. John's University (J.D., 1971; B.S., Management, 1968)

Ph: (516) 663-6633
Fx: (516) 663-6833
Email: gnaclerio@rmfpc.com
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Gregory J. Naclerio is a Martindale-Hubbell AV pre-eminent rated partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where he is a member of the Health Law Transactional and Health Law Regulatory Departments and co-chair of the White Collar Crime & Investigations Group. He is also a member of the Corporate Governance Practice Group. 

Mr. Naclerio represents hospitals and health care professionals in various administrative and regulatory matters, including Medicare/Medicaid investigations, private carrier audits and the defense of false claim cases. Services are also provided to physicians and other licensed professionals before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct and Office of Professional Discipline.

He also represents commercial insurance carriers in the creation of Fraud Detection Units as well as compliance programs for hospitals.  Consultations concerning the federal Anti-Kickback statute, the Stark Law, the New York State Referral Act and the Federal False Claims Act are also provided.

Mr. Naclerio previously served as the Director of the Long Island Regional Office of the Deputy Attorney General for Medicaid Fraud Control. In that capacity, he supervised all investigations and prosecutions of Medicaid providers and allegations of patient abuse on Long Island.

Mr. Naclerio also co-chairs the firm's White Collar Crime & Investigations Group.  Representations include public and private companies in Federal, State and SEC investigations.  Mr. Naclerio is a Certified Fraud Examiner and has authored many articles on white-collar fraud issues and is a frequent lecturer on this topic.

Published

• "Compliance Alert: Form 990 Now Requires Governance, Management and Disclosure Information"
   
• "Embezzled?  It Could Happen to You"
   
• "Fraud: If Someone’s Stealing, it’s Probably Your Friend" (Suffolk Attorney, March 2008)
   
• "Who’s Minding Your Business" (The Suffolk County Medical Society, January 2008)
   
• "Fraud & Abuse at 30,000 Feet" (New York State Bar Association, Course Book May 2007)
   
• "To Interview or Not to Interview: That is The Question" (New York State Bar Association, Course Book, April 2006)
   
• "Physicians Need Check Ups Too" (Suffolk County Medical Society Legal Page, April 2006)
   
• "There is No Such Thing as 'Routine' " (New York State Bar Association Course Book, October 2005)
   
• "Is Your Management Agreement a Swan or a Duck?" (The New York Law Journal, July 15, 2005)
  
• "Representing Health Care Pros: Beyond Criminal Conviction" (Outside Counsel, The New York Law Journal, January 13, 2005)
  
• "No More Easy Money...Just Hard Time" (The Right Decision, Molloy College, Fall 2004)
  
• "Testifying in Court" (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Conference Materials, August 2004)
  
• "Regulation of Health Care Systems" (New York State Bar Association, Fundamentals of New York Health Law, May 2003)
  
• "OIG Issues Special Advisory Bulletin on Practices of Consultants" (N.Y. Hospital & Health News, December 2001)
  
• "OIG Releases Final Compliance Program Guidance For Physician Practices" (The Suffolk County Medical Society Bulletin, The Suffolk Academy of Medicine, January 2001)
  
• "Government Investigations" (CCH Healthcare Compliance Guide, Chapter 3, 1999)
  
• "Nursing Homes Soon to Become Targets of Federal and State Probes" (N.Y. Hospital & Health News, July 1999)
  
• "The 'Midnight Raid' and Other Governmental Investigative Techniques - A Compliance Action Plan" (CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter, April 1999)
  
• "What the Practitioner Needs to Know About Fraud and Abuse" (Suffolk County Bar Association, Conference Materials, May 1998)
  
• "Hospital Corporate Compliance Programs" (Health Care Fraud Litigation Reporter, 1997)
  
• "Healthcare Risk Management", Guest Columnist, (May 1997)