Five Years for $825K Credit Card Fraud Using Stolen Healthcare Identities
Karina Arceo, 34, of Wasco, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bank fraud and…
Massachusetts Doctor Sentenced for Money Laundering and Importing Illegal Drugs
A Lexington, Mass. doctor was sentenced in federal court in Boston for an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal, misbranded drugs. Rahim Shafa, 66,…
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Medication
A Lexington, Ky., woman, Abigail Hall, 51, pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product. According to her plea agreement, between January 2023 and August…
Home Healthcare Company Owner Sentenced for Employment Tax Violations
A California man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for failing to pay over employment taxes withheld from the wages of…
California Doctor Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Hospice Fraud
A Ventura County physician who worked for two Pasadena hospices was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare out of more than…
Missouri Nurse Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining Fentanyl from Hospital
An Osage Beach, Mo., nurse pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally obtaining fentanyl from a hospital for his own use. Charles Welch Jr., 65,…
Doctor Pleads Guilty in $5.5M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A Texas physician pleaded guilty in connection with his role in a $5.5 million over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 test fraud scheme. According to court documents, Mark…
PA Home Care Owner, 19 Others Charged in Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that a Montgomery County-based home care agency, its owner, and 18 other people, have been charged in a scheme that…
Iowa Nursing Home Worker Convicted of Sexual Exploitation
A 37-year-old male certified nursing assistant, employed at three Iowa nursing homes, has been convicted of sexually exploiting a minor while working at one of…
MT Doctor Sentenced for Defrauding Medicare and Other Federal Health Programs
A Whitefish doctor who admitted defrauding Medicare and other federal government health programs through a telemedicine conspiracy that resulted in more than $31 million in…