Police Arrest Man Believed Connected to Homicide of 95-Year-Old Florida Nursing Home Resident
Nearly one month after the homicide of a 95-year-old resident in a Florida nursing home, police have arrested and charged a man with first degree…
Buffalo Nursing Home Fined $20,580 after Resident Wanders off Unnoticed
A nursing home owned by Erie County Medical Center was fined $20,580 by the federal government after a cognitively impaired resident with a history of…
Owner of Medical Transportation Company Admits Defrauding Medicaid
Khalid M. Chadder, age 50, of Ticonderoga, New York, pled guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicaid. Chadder operated Chadder Imports, Inc., d/b/a Adirondack Taxi and…
Patient’s Photo Posted on Social Media Not Illegal, Court Rules
A nurse’s aide at a senior care facility in southern Minnesota who posted a photograph of an elderly patient with Alzheimer’s disease on social media…
New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud, Paying Kickbacks
Arshad Nazir, age 55, of Ticonderoga, New York, was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison, to be followed by 3 years of…
Virginia DOH Launches Investigation in Stabbing Death of Nursing Home Resident
Last month, after an 86-year-old resident in a Virginia nursing home was found stabbed to death, his 65-year-old roommate was arrested and charged with his…
Operator of NJ Home Healthcare Agency Sentenced to Prison for Not Paying Employment Taxes
A Manahawkin, New Jersey, home healthcare agency owner was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for willfully failing to pay over employment…
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Medicare Kickback Scheme
Jai Vijay, 54, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the owners of home healthcare agencies and a hospice agency to pay and receive illegal…
Computer Theft Exposes Personal, Health Data of 654K Oregon Patients
Health Share of Oregon, the state’s largest Medicaid coordinated care organization is notifying 654,000 patients that their personal and health data has been exposed after…
Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Role in More than $1 Million Illegal Kickback Conspiracy
Dominic Trumbo, 45, of Lexington, Kentucky, a patient recruiter, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving more than $1 million in illegal kickback…