Chicago Woman Found Guilty for Role in $7 Million Scheme to Defraud Medicare
A federal jury found a Chicago woman, Angelita Newton, 42, guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of approximately $7 million between…
Two Former Personal Care Aides Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid
Temitope Oluwa-Bakare Ogunbiyi, 49, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program out of more…
Family of Resident in Pennsylvania Senior Living Center Sues Facility for Dumping Resident and Causing His Death
The family of a New Jersey man who was a resident in a Pennsylvania senior living center has filed a lawsuit charging the facility with…
Three Missouri Doctors and Staff/Patients Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Oxycodone
Eleven individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute controlled medications, such as oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose; obtaining controlled…
Former EMT Human Resource Manager Indicted for Healthcare Fraud
Kate Palos, 32, of Affton, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury for her involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme. According to court documents,…
Cookeville Hospital Settles False Claims Act Allegations
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Authority, has agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The alleged conduct…
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans for Senior Care Facilities
In the small hours of September 25, 2003, a fire broke out on the second floor of the NHC Healthcare Center nursing home in Nashville,…
New York Nursing Home Fined $20,580 after Wheelchair-Bound Resident Elopes Unnoticed
Federal authorities recently fined a New York nursing home $20,580 after a cognitively impaired wheelchair-bound woman with a history of wandering eloped unnoticed from the…
Owner of Maine Counseling Agency Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
Nancy Ludwig, 64, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud. Ludwig also was…
CO Neurosurgeon and Related Companies Pay $2.35 Million to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks
United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Dr. William Choi and three companies he owned have paid the United States $2.35 million to resolve…