Three Ex-Employees of Psychiatric Institute Indicted in Patient Death
Nelson Kuma, 37, Richard Hounnou, 45, and Norma Munoz-Bent 68, all from Maryland, were indicted on charges of criminal negligence and appeared in court on…
OCR Releases Risk Management Video
This video presentation is intended to raise awareness and provide practical education to HIPAA covered entities and business associates of the HIPAA Security Rule’s Risk…
Former New Jersey Hospital Employee Charged with Stealing $2.5M in Medical Supplies
A former surgical technician has been charged with stealing approximately $2.5 million worth of medical supplies from a hospital in Camden and reselling them for…
Acting AG Issues Memorandum on Creation of National Fraud Enforcement Division
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche released a Memorandum on the Creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division. Read the full memo. The core mission of…
Travel Nurse Indicted, Accused of Neglect of Vulnerable Adult and Prescription Fraud
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in the indictment of a travel nurse accused of prescription fraud…
Contracted Nurse Convicted After Smearing Soiled Diaper on Coworker’s Face
A jury found a contracted nurse, Sharandal Mitchell, 40, guilty of assault Tuesday after she smeared a soiled diaper on a coworker’s face at a…
Med Spa Owner Pleads Guilty to Thousands of Counterfeit Products Injections
A Stoughton, Mass. woman pleaded guilty to charges relating to thousands of injections she performed using counterfeit Botox and dermal fillers imported from China and…
Justice Department Prosecutes a Half-Billion in Healthcare and COVID Fraud
The Justice Department announced three separate civil and criminal actions to hold two companies and two individual defendants accountable for schemes that attempted to fraudulently…
Michigan Business Owner Convicted of $1.9M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A business owner from Dearborn Heights pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud, which resulted in $1.9 million in loss to Medicare, Medicaid, and…
California Man Pleads Guilty to $270M Medication Reimbursement Fraud Scheme
A California man pleaded guilty to submitting nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims over an 11-month span to California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) for expensive prescription…