Massachusetts Home Health Aide Charged with Assault and Battery against Elderly Patient
A Springfield home health aide, who was licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), has been indicted in connection with a home surveillance video showing…
Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty in Missouri to Telemedicine Kickback Scheme
A doctor from Ohio pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges and admitted accepting $291,000 in kickbacks from telemedicine companies involved in a nationwide fraud…
Mother and Daughter Pharmacy Owners Charged with Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Crimes
A South Florida federal grand jury has charged Mirosis Gonzalez, 58, and her daughter Berioska Sosa, 32, with paying kickbacks in exchange for referrals of…
Durable Medical Equipment Company Owner Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison
Daniel Pintado Cazola (42) was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in using a durable medical equipment company to commit Medicare and…
SC Attorney General Announces Guilty Plea by Former Caregiver Who Stole Medication
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Erica Danielle Gilbert Nichols, 29 years old, of Converse, SC, pleaded guilty to five counts of Theft…
SC Attorney General Announces Caregiver Charged with Abusing Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Keontae O. Gaddist. Gaddist, 22 years old, of…
Missouri Couple Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid
US District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced a couple from St. Louis County for falsely claiming to have provided home care to elderly Medicaid recipients.…
Montana Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Drugs
A Butte woman who admitted to diverting drugs while working as a nurse at a Butte hospital was sentenced to five years of probation. Nichole…
Police Arrest Ohio Nursing Assistant Accused of Stealing from Residents
Bay Village Police said they arrested 21-year-old Ladasia Vinson, a certified nursing assistant, after she was accused of stealing items from resident’s rooms.
Virginia Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
The former owner of a Richmond-based assisted living facility was sentenced to 2 years in prison for healthcare fraud after diverting over $800,000 in federal…