North Carolina Attorney General Announces Medicaid Fraud Conviction
Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Lakia Lateefah Washington of Clayton pleaded guilty to defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid program of more than $800,000. She…
Memphis Woman Indicted, Charged with TennCare Fraud, Theft
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Memphis…
Two Doctors Convicted for Unnecessary Urinalysis Testing Scheme
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. William Lawrence Siefert, 69, of Dayton, Ohio, and Dr. Timothy Ehn, 50, of Union, Kentucky,…
Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Oxycodone Prescription Scheme
US District Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Jacquelyn DeVito (40, Brandon) to 24 months in federal prison for unlawful drug distribution and for acquiring a…
Texas Therapist’s Ex-Wife Convicted of Defrauding Medicaid and Stealing Patient Information
A 47-year-old Katy resident has admitted to defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000. Kay Le Farmer is the former office manager for her ex-husband —…
Jury Convicts Pair of Fraud and Healthcare Fraud in Ohio
A federal jury convicted Dr. Oliver Jenkins, age 60, and Sherry-Ann Jenkins, age 58, of Jessup, Georgia, of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and healthcare…
Acute Care Hospital and Radiology Imaging Practice to Pay More than $2M to Resolve False Claims Act Case
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc., (“DCMC”), and Diagnostic Imaging Associates, LLC (“DIA”), both located in Lanham, Maryland, have agreed to pay the United…
Nurses Cited for Assaulting a Patient, Being Drunk at Work, Sleeping on the Job
Iowa nurses have been sanctioned recently for being drunk at work, using cocaine, sleeping on the job, and assaulting a patient.
NY AG Secures More Than $860K from Medical Transportation Company for Medicaid Provider Fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Ismat Farhan and his company, USA Medical Transport, which provides transportation to and from medical appointments for Medicaid recipients, for defrauding Medicaid.
Former Nursing Facility Manager Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Stealing over $300,000
An investigation by Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has led to the sentencing, to ten years in prison, of Robyn Nicole Calica, a…