Texas Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme
A medical clinic office manager was sentenced today to seven years in prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed over 600,000 opioid…
Patient Evacuated from Surgery after Fire in Massachusetts Hospital Parking Garage
Several patients had to be transported, including a patient in surgery, after a fire in a parking garage caused part of Massachusetts General Waltham to…
Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatal Virginia Hospital Shooting
A former VCU Health employee found guilty of second-degree murder after shooting his coworker in a hospital stairwell has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
Leader of Black-Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Boris Aminov pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud…
Woman Made $100K for Unworked Hours at Missouri Nursing Home
A woman faces a felony charge after she allegedly earned $100,000 for unworked hours at a Chesterfield nursing home over parts of the last two…
Mother and Daughter Who Worked at Oklahoma Nursing Home Charged with Abuse
A mother and daughter who worked at an Oklahoma nursing home are accused of racking up thousands of dollars in charges on residents’ bank accounts,…
Minnesota Nursing Home Aide Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of Elderly Woman in His Care
A nursing home aide, John Akonkoh, 54, has pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree after sexually assaulting a woman…
Alabama AG Announces Indictment of Former Nursing Home Director of Nursing
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on December 8, 2023, that a Montgomery County Grand Jury had returned a nine-count indictment against a 45-year-old woman…
Illinois Man No Longer Faces Murder Charges in Nursing Home Resident’s Death
A 71-year-old man who was arrested last month after an argument over laundry left a nursing home resident dead in Joliet is no longer facing…
Man, 92, Accused of Manslaughter in Death of Fellow Resident at Assisted Living Facility
A 92-year-old Florida man was charged with manslaughter after attacking a fellow resident at an assistant living center who later died from his injuries, authorities…