Former West Michigan Doctor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Daniel J. Castro, MD was sentenced to five years in federal prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,972,293.74 in restitution to…
Massachusetts Surgeon to Pay $200,000 to Resolve Allegations of Soliciting and Receiving Illegal Kickbacks
A Massachusetts doctor admits to soliciting and receiving medical devices from US manufacturer and distributor DePuy in return for ordering, arranging for, and recommending the…
Oregon Patients Needed Fentanyl but Got Tap Water — And It Went Unchecked for Nearly Two Years
The news out of Medford, Oregon, in December 2023 was explosive: A nurse in the intensive care unit of a local hospital had reportedly stolen…
Arizona AG Announces Conviction, First Prison Sentence in Medicaid Fraud Case
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the conviction and to date, the first prison sentence in a case related to the ongoing Medicaid fraud scandal. Ariell…
Medical Device Manufacturer and Executives to Pay $12M to Settle Allegations of Improper Payments to Physicians
Spinal device manufacturer Innovasis Inc. and senior executives Brent Felix and Garth Felix agreed to pay a total of $12 million to resolve allegations that…
Michigan Physician Sentenced for Practicing without a License
Husam Thamin Abed, 54, of Sterling Heights, was sentenced to 30 days in the Kent County Jail for practicing medicine without a license, announced Michigan…
Penn Highlands Healthcare to Pay $735,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Penn Highlands Healthcare—a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation operating a hospital system in north, central, and western Pennsylvania—and several of its hospitals—including Penn Highlands DuBois, formerly known…
Wisconsin Attorney Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Federal Prison for $2.3M Fraud and Tax Evasion Schemes
Leslie Smith, 63, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after…
Fugitive Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Sentenced for Laundering Millions of Healthcare Fraud Proceeds
On May 22, a Miami federal district judge sentenced a fugitive to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his…
Health Aide Charged with Elder Abuse after Ignoring Man Who Fell off Bed
A woman responsible for the care of an elderly man has been arrested on abuse charges, authorities in Connecticut said on May 23, 2024. Read…