EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions arising under the federal…
Final Defendant Sentenced in $80 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
A Florida man was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud. Alberto Orian Gonzalez-Delgado, 46, of…
Queens Pharmacy Owner Who Falsely Claimed to be a Pharmacist Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
Harris Hussnain, the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for his participation in a healthcare fraud conspiracy, distribution…
TX Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Healthcare Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths
Federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing healthcare fraud and distributing controlled substances that resulted in the overdose…
KY AG Announces Conviction of Four Hospital Workers for Reckless Abuse of an Adult
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that an investigation and prosecution by his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control resulted in the conviction and sentencing…
CT Proposal Requiring Higher Staffing Levels in Nursing Homes Clears Senate
Following calls from advocates, the state Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would increase the number of direct-care hours for nursing home residents,…
RI Governor McKee Signs Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act
Governor Dan McKee, joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin (D-Dist.…
Three Medical Professionals Convicted of Healthcare Fraud
Two doctors and a registered nurse who helped a Texas hospice agency scam Medicare have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According…
NC Physician and Pain Management Practice to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations of Healthcare Fraud
HEAG Pain Management Center, P.A. and its owner, Dr. Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa (Dr. Dakwa), have agreed to pay $500,000.00 to resolve allegations that HEAG and Dr.…
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Healthcare Fraud Related to COVID-19
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 14 defendants, including 11 newly-charged defendants and three who were charged in superseding indictments, in seven federal…