Pennsylvania Medical Office Bookkeeper Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Her Employer
A resident of Blairsville, PA was sentenced in federal court for Mail Fraud and Filing a False Income Tax Return. Sandra Jo Doak, 63, was…
Connecticut Bill Requires Nursing Home Transparency in Medicaid Spending
Legislation in Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Aging would require nursing homes to spend at least 90% of Medicaid funding they receive on direct patient care.
CT Nursing Home Background Check Bill Sees Strong Opposition
A bill that would require Connecticut long-term care facilities to check if prospective residents have a criminal history or are on the sex offender registry…
16 Defendants, Including 12 Physicians, Sentenced to Prison for Distributing 6.6 Million Opioid Pills
Sixteen Michigan and Ohio-area defendants, including 12 physicians, have been sentenced to prison for a $250 million healthcare fraud scheme that included the exploitation of…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay $260M to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Payment of Illegal Kickbacks
United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., “Questcor,” and collectively “Mallinckrodt”), has agreed to pay…
US DOL announces enforcement, effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing care facilities
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an enforcement memorandum for a short-term increase in highly focused inspections directed at…
Nursing Home Investigation Leads to Michigan Sentinel Project’s First Criminal Case
Complaints of resident abuse in a Michigan nursing home led to an investigation by the Michigan Office of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division, working…
CA Doctor and Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received over $30M from Medicare
Authorities arrested Dr. Victor Contreras, 66, of Santa Paula, and Callie Jean Black, 63, of Lancaster, on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked…
Kentucky Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Healthcare Fraud
Eugene Sisco, III, 36, of Pikeville, Ky., was sentenced to serve 125 months in prison and to pay $5.7 million in restitution. Sisco will be…
Former Chief of Cardiology at California Hospital Pleads Guilty to Sexual Battery of Subordinate Doctor
Cardiologist John Giacomini pleaded guilty to one count of felony abusive sexual contact. Giacomini, 73, of Atherton, had practiced medicine and cardiology for over 30…