Charges Filed against Dozens in Texas Trafficking Network
Houston — A total of 41 individuals have been charged in nine indictments for their alleged involvement in a network of “pill mill” clinics and…
Illinois Nursing Home Brawl Leads to Domestic Battery Charge
A 30-year-old woman was arrested at a nursing home and charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property after officers arrived to find her…
Authorities investigating 10 suspicious deaths at VA hospital
Authorities are investigating a string of about 10 suspicious deaths of patients, including one ruled a homicide, at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia…
‘Ambulance service’ raked in $4.7 million for fake trips in North Carolina
When an ambulance transport company went bankrupt in North Carolina, two people started a new fake company to bill Medicare for ambulance trips that never…
Mount Carmel reaches $4.65 million settlement; largest known payout to date
The family of a former patient of Dr. William Husel has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Mount Carmel Health System for $4.65 million —…
Physicians and Cardiac Center Agree to Pay Total of more than $1.1 Million to Resolve Allegations
Three doctors and one medical practice entered into settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations that they referred patients for genetic testing…
Former Georgia hospital director of security indicted for federal fraud and gun charges
Russell Richardson, the former Director of Security for DeKalb Medical Center, has been charged with stealing firearms meant for security personnel and then illegally selling…
Accounts receivable employee accused of stealing $1M from Idaho health system
Lois Soito, 60, of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, was indicted August 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury on ten counts of wire fraud. The indictment…
Texas man gets life sentence for sex assault against nursing home resident
A former healthcare worker in Texas convicted of sexually assaulting a nursing home resident who had dementia has been sentenced to life in prison.
Massachusetts General Hospital data breach exposes 10,000 patients
Massachusetts General Hospital is notifying nearly 10,000 people of a privacy breach involving its department of neurology.