Illinois Nursing Home CNA Facing Federal Charges for Defrauding Elderly Patients
A certified nursing assistant formerly employed in the Metro East is accused of using her elderly patients’ credit card and bank account information to make…
Florida Businessman to Pay over $27M for Medicare Fraud in Connection with Cancer Genomic Tests
Daniel Hurt, who owned and/or operated Fountain Health Services LLC, Verify Health, Landmark Diagnostics LLC, First Choice Laboratory LLC, and Sonoran Desert Pathology Associates LLC,…
Pain Doctors Plead Guilty in $45 Million Healthcare Fraud
Two pain management doctors who pantomimed injections on patients pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges. Drs. Desi Barroga, 51, and Deno Barroga, 51, were indicted…
Doctor Convicted of $70 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Texas doctor for causing the submission of over $70 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces…
Florida Nursing Home Employee Accused of Slapping Resident on the Face
A woman who worked at a St. Petersburg nursing and rehabilitation center is under arrest, accused of slapping a resident on the face.
Attorney General James Secures over $10M from Healthcare Companies for Failing to Provide Care to New Yorkers
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $10.1 million settlement with healthcare companies RiverSpring Living Holding Corp. (RiverSpring) and ElderServe Health, Inc. d/b/a RiverSpring…
Owner of Ambulatory Transportation Company Indicted for Tax Evasion and COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A federal grand jury in Santa Ana, California, returned a superseding indictment charging a California man with wire fraud and money laundering for making fraudulent…
Michigan Woman Charged for Practicing as a Nurse without a License and Identity Theft
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that Cassandra Alvera Gilleylen (a.k.a. Cassandra Alvera Bowens), 52, of Flint, has been charged with 30 counts of the…
Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
A Canton orthopedic surgeon was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme. Dr. Olarewaju James Oladipo, 60, of…
Texas Resident Sent to Prison for Impersonating Licensed Nurse
A 36-year-old woman has been sentenced for her conviction of false statements in a healthcare matter, announced US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Nora Nely Avila…