Defendants Charged in Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme Involving Foot Baths
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced seven individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy…
Nurse Practitioner Jailed for Writing Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescriptions
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that a former certified registered nurse practitioner from western Pennsylvania was sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months followed by 8…
Florida CFO Announces Duval County Insurance Fraud Scheme Arrests
On November 15, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrests of Rochell Green and Breana Ferguson, both employees of the healthcare company Aetna.…
Virginia Hospital System Agrees to $2.37M False Claims Settlement
Inova Health System Foundation, Inova Health Care Services, Inc., and Inova Physician Partners, LLC, (collectively, Inova), located in Falls Church, agreed to pay $2,378,731.06 to…
Man Kills Mother, Himself at New York Nursing Home; Identities Released
Rochester police have identified the pair killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a Rochester, New York, nursing home on Sunday morning.
Second Wave of Enforcement in Nationwide Telemedicine Fraud Schemes
US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced criminal convictions and civil settlements against a second wave of doctors who participated in…
Fake Nurse Worked at Multiple Hospitals in California
A California police department announced on November 14, 2024, that they had arrested a 44-year-old Virginia woman who had been impersonating a registered nurse at…
Two People Dead After Apparent Murder-Suicide at a NY Nursing Home
Rochester Police are investigating the deaths of two individuals at a local nursing home in what they believe was a murder-suicide.
Oklahoma Regional Medical Center: 133K Patients Affected by Ransomware Attack
Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Oklahoma, fell victim to a ransomware attack detected on September 8, 2024, when files were encrypted.
Oregon Hospital Faces Third Lawsuit over Nurse’s Alleged Fentanyl Tampering
Asante Rogue Regional Hospital is facing another lawsuit related to allegations that a nurse swapped patients’ fentanyl with tap water.