Connecticut Psychologist Admits Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $1.6 Million
Michael B. Pines, 75, of Avon, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. According to court documents and statements made…
Former Employee at Skilled Nursing Facility Sentenced for Criminal Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult
Kevin Thomas, 57, of Washington, DC, was sentenced in Superior Court for one count of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult or elderly person. He…
Healthcare Provider Settles ADA Violation Lawsuit, Agrees to Compensation
The Justice Department announced on January 30, 2024, that it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree in the US District Court for the District…
Pennsylvania Rehab Hospital Investigates Possible Legionella Case
Derry Township, Pa.-based Penn State Rehabilitation Hospital is investigating possible Legionella bacteria in the water after one patient became sick, ABC affiliate WHTM reported Jan.…
Memphis Woman Arrested Following TennCare Fraud Investigation
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a Memphis woman.…
Man Charged with Attacking Grandfather in Texas Nursing Home
An 18-year-old man is facing felony charges of injury to the elderly following a Tuesday incident at a Hewitt nursing facility, where police said he…
Former Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing from Elderly Resident
Attorney General John M. Formella announced that Jennifer Bryant, 48, of East Rochester, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on one class A felony count of…
Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $234M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A California man was sentenced on January 30, 2024, to 10 years in prison for conspiring to conceal his involvement in operating a laboratory and…
California Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison for Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices Used for Skin Treatment
A Tarzana man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for running a nearly $6 million scheme in which he knowingly sold used skin-tightening…
Kentucky Lab Agrees to $4.9M Civil Judgment and Drug Treatment Center Enters Settlement to Pay $2.2M
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has entered an agreed judgment for $4.9 million, in favor of the United States…