Foreign National Sentenced for $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A foreign national was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $3.2 million through…
Oklahoma Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $377K from Nursing Home
Jessica Dawn Burton, 53, of Guthrie, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud while employed as a bookkeeper for a nursing home in…
HHS OCR Announces HIPAA Settlement with California Imaging Provider
On May 15, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a small California healthcare…
Three Plead Guilty to over $3.6 Million in Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that three individuals have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Maryland Medicaid program of over $3.6 million through behavioral health…
EEOC Acting Chair Lucas Announces 2024 EEO-1 Data Collection Opening
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the opening today of the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection. In a message to EEO-1 Component…
Ex-California Doctor Admits to Misbranding Drugs with False COVID-19 Claims
Stephen D. Meis, MD, 73, formerly of Visalia, pleaded guilty to one count of introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. According to court documents,…
Spine Device CEO Pleads Guilty to False Reporting to CMS
The CEO of SpineFrontier, Inc. has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Dr. Kingsley R. Chin, the…
Former Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing from Psychiatrist
A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Jerry Leonard Carnley, Jr., 55, pleaded guilty…
Former VA Nurse Charged with Creating False Government Records
A 54-year-old Texas woman has been arrested for allegedly creating false government records, US Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced on May 12, 2025. According to…
Former Health Aide Sentenced for Stealing from Family of Dying Hospice Patient
Beverly Ochoa, 30, of Derwood, Maryland, was sentenced to a 12-month suspended sentence for first-degree theft in the stealing of $2,600 cash from the elderly…