Arkansas Caregiver Indicted in Vulnerable Adult Abuse Case
A woman from West Memphis, Arkansas, has been indicted following an investigation into the abuse of a vulnerable adult by special agents with the Tennessee…
Two Individuals Charged in Connection with Thefts from Massachusetts Nursing Home Residents
Two individuals have been indicted in connection with allegations they abused their positions as long-term care facility or nursing home employees to fraudulently access and…
EHR Vendor Agrees to Pay $45M to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks and False Claims
Modernizing Medicine Inc. (ModMed), an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor located in Boca Raton, Florida, has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations…
Texas Home Health Manager Sent to Prison for $21M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The last convicted in a large-scale multi-year home health fraud conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison. Felix Amos, 72, Houston, pleaded guilty Dec. 18,…
Colorado Nurse Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Alejandro Gort, 39, of Denver, was sentenced to five years of probation after he…
Federal Court Orders Home Healthcare Company, President, Owner, to Restore Over $85K to Employee Retirement Plan
On Oct. 20, 2022, Judge Elaine E. Bucklo in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, found Home Bound Healthcare…
Arizona Caregiver Convicted of Sexual Assault
A medical technician at a Flagstaff nursing home is awaiting sentencing after he sexually assaulted an elderly woman with memory issues who he was supposed…
SC Attorney General Announces Woman Charged with Practicing Medicine without a License
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Alyssa Beth Steele, 37, of Anderson, S.C., for…
New York Hospital Agrees to Pay $98,694.36 for Improper Medicare and Medicaid Billing
Oswego Hospital has agreed to pay $98,694.36 to resolve allegations that it knowingly violated the False Claims Act by: (1) improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid…
Virginia Wellness Center Owner Sentenced to 7 Years for $2M Healthcare Fraud
A Williamsburg wellness center owner was sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid and other healthcare programs out of over $2 million.…