Former Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Illinois Nursing Home
A former scheduler of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) at an Illinois nursing and rehabilitation facility pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges in connection…
Nurse Practitioner Agrees to Pay $90K to Resolve Allegations of Improper Prescribing
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Monica Preston, NP, has agreed to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations that she…
Medical Center Employee Sentenced for Criminal Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult
Eleanor Flowers, 76, of Washington, DC, was sentenced in Superior Court for one count of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult and attempted threats. Superior…
NC AG Reaches $825,000 Healthcare Fraud Settlement
Attorney General Josh Stein announced a $825,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Carter Clinic, PA, and its owner, Myleme Nyerere Ojinga Harrison, MD submitted false…
Neurologist Pays Nearly $1M to Settle False Billing Allegations
A 52-year-old Pearland man has agreed to pay $948,359.85 to resolve allegations he submitted false claims for the surgical implantation of neurostimulator electrodes. Dr. Basem…
California Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Veronica Katz, 36, the owner and operator of HealthNow Home Healthcare and Hospice, a home health agency that provided in-home medical care to patients, was…
Telemarketer Sentenced for $67M Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
A Florida man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $67 million…
Pennsylvania Man and Physician Charged in Nursing Home Kickback Scheme
Paul D. Polen, age 71, of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania was charged by criminal information with one count of conspiracy to engage in theft or bribery…
Former EMT Sentenced for Drug Tampering
A Cordova, Tennessee woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for tampering with a vial of Benadryl while on…
Home Healthcare Company Settles False Claims for $360K
Home Care VNA LLC and its current and former owners, Shakira Lubega and Constant Ogutt, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal…