Federal Convictions in Ongoing Investigation into Nursing Diploma Scam
On December 15, 2023, a federal jury in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida found three defendants guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges…
Man Missing for over 2 Weeks after Stranger Checked Him out of Georgia Nursing Home
A man has been missing for over two weeks after someone checked him out of a rehabilitation center. Family members say Anthony Lamar Morgan Sr.…
C. diff Linked to Contaminated Hospital Beds, Study Finds
According to a new study, staying in a bed previously used by a person with C. diff raises the risk that they’ll get the infection.…
BioTelemetry and LifeWatch to Pay over $14.7M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary, LifeWatch Services Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Rosemont, Illinois, respectively, (collectively LifeWatch), have agreed to pay more than $14.7…
Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
Florentina Mayko, age 40, of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 14, 2023, to 30 months in prison. In June 2023, Mayko pleaded guilty…
Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme Leads to Federal Convictions
A federal jury sitting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida found defendants Gail Russ, registrar of the Palm Beach School of Nursing in Lake Worth, Florida; Cassandre…
Two Men Sentenced for Fraudulent Rural Hospital Billing Scheme
Two Florida men were sentenced for their roles in a multi-state scheme to defraud insurance companies by using rural hospitals to bill for urine drug…
HHS OCR Settles Multiple HIPAA Complaints over Patient Access to Records
On December 15, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced that a multi-specialty physician group serving…
14-Year Prison Sentence for Texas Home Health Fraudster and over $11M in Restitution
Audu Ozigi was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of healthcare fraud for falsifying patient files and…
Orthopedic Surgeon Convicted of Healthcare Fraud
A Massachusetts orthopedic surgeon has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme. Dr. Olarewaju James Oladipo,…