Armed Man Hides in Texas Nursing Home to Get Away from Police
Police in Alice, Texas arrested a man they said was armed with a rifle and who tried to hide inside a nursing home in a…
Former Illinois DON Sues Nursing Home, Claiming She Was Fired for Her Disability
Katrina Hearn, a former employee of a Belleville nursing home is suing the healthcare facility for allegedly firing her because of her disability and her…
Former Oregon Nurse Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking
Rene Elene Griffin Nunn, 60, a resident of Vancouver, Washington pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled…
Lawsuit: Man Bled to Death in Illinois Nursing Home, Then Employee Stole His Phone
The family of a Bolingbrook man who was left alone to bleed to death in a nursing home — and then had his iPhone stolen…
Connecticut Rheumatologist Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Medicaid
Crispin Abarientos, M.D., 45, of Middletown, was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for defrauding Connecticut’s Medicaid program.…
Former Hospital CEO and Nursing Home Medical Director Convicted of Illegally Prescribing and Obtaining More Than 15,000 Pain Pills from Pharmacies in 3 States
Gainesville, Ga. — John Michael “Mike” Gowder and James Heaton have been convicted after a two-week jury trial on 102 counts related to illegally prescribing…
Kentucky Nurse Sentenced to 24 Months for Tampering with Hospital Medication
A Salyersville, Kentucky, woman, Kelsie Spencer, 25, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, following her conviction for tampering with a controlled substance. According…
Ohio Man Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for His Role in a Conspiracy to Defraud the Cleveland Clinic out of $2.7 million
A Westlake man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Cleveland Clinic out of more…