Personal Care Assistant in Massachusetts Defrauded 95-Year-Old Client
A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple charges after she was accused of defrauding a 95-year-old woman of about $150,000 while working for her as a…
Med-Net Concepts, LLC News & Views Newsletter February 2024
Are DMEPOS Suppliers Permitted to Substitute for SNF Discharge Planners and Case Managers? By: David S. Barmak, JD CEO I was recently asked if a…
Man Sentenced for $336M Healthcare Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Identity Theft Scheme
A New York man was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for a years’-long fraud scheme…
Missouri Physician Pleads Guilty to False Statements, Resulting in $1.4M Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
A St. Peters, Mo., physician has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to make false statements that resulted in more…
Iowa Nursing Home Cited for Death and Physical Abuse
An eastern Iowa nursing home has been cited for numerous instances of resident abuse and for contributing to the death of a resident.
Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Prescription Scheme
US District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Debora Ryder (56, New Port Richey) to three years in federal prison for drug conspiracy. Ryder entered…
Vietnam Vet, 76, Found Wandering outside Nursing Home on 14-Degree Day May Lose Frostbitten Foot
The family of a 76-year-old Army veteran wants answers after their “disoriented” loved one was recently found wandering outside a Long Island nursing home in…
False Claims Act Complaint Filed against Former President and Co-Owner of Mobile Cardiac PET Scan Provider
The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Rick Nassenstein, a resident of Florida and formerly the president, chief financial…
Nursing Home Employee Sentenced for Criminal Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult
A 57-year-old man from Washington DC was sentenced on February 1, 2024, in Superior Court for one count of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult…
Georgia Woman Accused of Defrauding Widower in Missouri Nursing Home
A woman accused of defrauding a 74-year-old widower in a St. Charles County, Missouri nursing home has turned herself in to authorities in Georgia. Shanita…