Illinois Nursing Home Resident Accused of Beating Another Resident to Death with Walker
Charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a person 60 years of age or older have been filed against a 71-year-old Joliet nursing home…
Michigan Physician Charged in Scheme to Illegally Sell Cancer Drugs
A Royal Oak physician was charged in an Indictment for his role in a multi-million-dollar scheme to illegally sell and divert expensive prescription cancer drugs.…
Tennessee Business Owner Convicted of $35M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Tennessee business owner for fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs approximately $35 million for medically unnecessary injections, which were administered over…
Washington Doctor Settles Allegations He Submitted False Claims to Federal Healthcare Programs
The US Department of Justice resolved allegations that Dr. Joseph Upton, of Bellevue, Washington, caused the submission of false claims to Medicare. Dr. Upton agreed…
Social Engineering: Searching for Your Weakest Link
Cyber threats targeting individuals often take the form of social engineering, where attackers attempt to convince someone to engage in actions or reveal information that…
Tennessee CNA Charged with Elder Abuse After Assaulting 90-Year-Old Resident
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) at a Tennessee nursing home has been charged with elder abuse after allegedly assaulting a 90-year-old resident with Alzheimer’s. The…
Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Role in $6.9M Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed
A licensed pharmacist from Dearborn Heights was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for submitting claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield…
Arizona Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Linh Cao Nguyen, MD, 51, of Peoria, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 24 months in prison. Over the course…
South Carolina Nurse Aide Charged with Stealing from Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Lamesha Thompson, 37 years old,…
Husband Accused of Killing Wife in Pennsylvania Nursing Home Shooting
An 89-year-old woman is dead and her 90-year-old husband is in the hospital after police said he shot her in an attempted murder-suicide at the…