Ohio Nursing Home Patient Rolls a Joint, Police Are Called
Police responded to a call 11:42 a.m. Aug. 10 at a nursing home, after staff reported a patient, 67, was rolling a marijuana joint and…
Lab Owner Sentenced for $463M Genetic Testing Scheme
A Georgia man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $463 million in…
Pharmacy Operations Manager Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
The former operations manager of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to defraud healthcare insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid,…
Former Connecticut Counselor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Charges
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on August 17, 2023, that a 55-year-old man of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, had waived…
Florida AG Announces Arrest of Medical Transport Provider for More Than $50,000 in Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office today arrested an owner of a medical transportation service for Medicaid…
US DOL Recovers $314K in Back Wages, Damages from Nursing Care Service Provider
The paychecks of 91 nurses and others employed by a Greenville staffing agency now include all the wages they rightfully earned, after an investigation by…
Dallas Ransomware Attack Tally Rises to 30,253 People as HHS Opens Investigation
The city of Dallas has reported 30,253 people had their personal information compromised as a result of a ransomware attack — a jump of more…
Former Pharmacy President Admits $32 Million Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A former president of a pharmacy business admitted his role in a healthcare kickback conspiracy involving prescriptions for Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries, Attorney for the…
Man Convicted of Submitting False Statements to COVID-19 Relief Program
A federal jury in Memphis convicted a Tennessee man for making false statements on an attestation to receive $107,568.03 from the Provider Relief Fund, a…
Nurse at Pennsylvania Facility Charged with Neglect and Assault of 80-Year-Old Resident
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against a nurse who allegedly neglected and mistreated a resident at a Harrisburg nursing home. The nurse, 56,…