Ex-Nurse at Iowa Nursing Home Tied to Deaths Says She Was Ordered to Falsify Records
A nurse who resigned from an Iowa care facility that has been cited in multiple deaths testified at a hearing recently that she was instructed…
Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing over $16M of Adulterated HIV Medication
A Florida man pleaded guilty to distributing at least $16.7 million of adulterated HIV drugs that were ultimately dispensed to unsuspecting patients throughout the country.…
Physician Settles Healthcare Fraud Claims for $1.3M and Enters into Integrity Agreement
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced a settlement agreement with Queens-based physician Arun Arora. The settlement agreement addresses…
NC Behavioral Health Services Provider Is Indicted for Defrauding the South Carolina Medicaid Program
A Charlotte behavioral health services provider has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly defrauding the South Carolina Medicaid Program (SC Medicaid) and falsely obtaining…
Missouri Physicians and Pain Management Practices Agree to Pay over $650K to Settle Kickback Allegations
Gregory Stynowick, MD and his pain management practice, Pain Management Medical Center LLC, of Florissant, Missouri, and Chad Shelton, MD, Michael Boedefeld, MD, and their…
Florida Practitioner Convicted of $200M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida nurse practitioner for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting more than $200 million…
Iowa Woman Charged with Stealing $23,000 from Group Home Residents
An administrative assistant at a home for adults with mental illness and disabilities has been arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $23,000 from residents…
Maryland Caretaker Sentenced in Case of First-Degree Assault and Vulnerable Adult Abuse
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the plea and sentencing of Obiageriaku Iheanacho, 36, of Baltimore, for the death of 75-year-old Ellsworth Johnson-Bey. Iheanacho…
Repeat Offender Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Money Laundering of Medicare Fraud Proceeds
A defendant, who was previously convicted of money laundering, was sentenced to a total of 90 months in federal prison for his recent money laundering…
Baltimore Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Shove That Led to 75-Year-Old Patient’s Death
A healthcare employee was sentenced to seven years behind bars following the death of a 75-year-old patient in Northeast Baltimore.