Former Massachusetts Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Oxycodone
A former nurse has pleaded guilty to tampering with liquid oxycodone syringes at a local rehabilitation center. Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, pleaded guilty on…
NY State Health Department Issues Unprecedented $300K Penalty to Midwife for Falsifying Vaccine Records
The New York State Department of Health has issued a $300,000 penalty as part of a Stipulation and Order signed by a Nassau County midwife…
North Carolina Woman Used Stolen Identity to Interact with Cancer Patients as a Nurse
A New Jersey woman’s identity was stolen by a woman in North Carolina who has a history of accusations of defrauding medical facilities.
Oregon Hospital System and Physician Agree to Pay $430,000 to Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that Asante Health System, a southern Oregon healthcare corporation, and one of its physicians,…
SC AG Announces Two Employees Charged with Stealing from Assisted-Living Home Residents
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Rebecca Jean Workman, 47 years old, of Hickory…
SC Nursing Assistant Accused of Misusing Debit Card Belonging to Facility’s Resident
A certified nursing assistant in Marion County has turned herself in to authorities after she allegedly used a debit card belonging to the resident of…
Florida Nurse Stole 105-Year-Old Woman Patient’s Credit Cards for Shopping Spree
A home health aide was arrested Wednesday, after she allegedly stole debit and credit cards belonging to her elderly patient and then went on a…
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Chassidy Bell, 34, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting healthcare fraud. Bell was…
NJ Lab and Owner Agree to Pay $13M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Testing
A clinical laboratory and its owner and chief executive officer have agreed to pay $13.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks…
Michigan Woman Charged with Embezzlement from Vulnerable Adult for Thefts from Grandmother
Brittany Guilfoil, 29, of Deford, was arraigned in the 71B District Court in Tuscola County on one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult-$1,000 to…