Texas Couple Convicted of $1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Texas couple, Lindell King and Ynedra Diggs, for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme. The husband and wife owned and…
Colorado Substance Abuse Treatment Clinic and Owner Agree to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Springbok Health Inc., a medical clinic with locations in Colorado Springs and Pueblo West, Colorado, and Mark Jankelow, Springbok’s owner and Chief Executive Officer, have…
Columbia Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
A Columbia, Mississippi woman was sentenced to 57 months in prison for defrauding healthcare insurance providers. Joy Beth Harden, 51, pled guilty on August 10,…
Former OK nursing home employee gets 5-year prison term for stealing patient’s pain medication
A former employee of the Brookdale Nursing Home in Stillwater has been given a five-year prison term for stealing a terminally ill cancer patient’s morphine…
Mississippi Man Who Posed as a Licensed Physician Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
A Biloxi man was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and pay restitution in the amount of $1,537,326.14 for providing false statements in connection…
A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering across Three States
Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers…
More Alleged Theft Victims of Tennessee Nursing Student Come Forward
A nursing student accused of preying on sick people in Nashville and Sumner County hospitals is facing more charges as more victims come forward.
Tennessee Nursing Student Charged with Stealing Elderly Patient’s Credit Cards
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center nursing student has been charged by Hendersonville police (HPD) for stealing an elderly patient’s credit cards and using them at…
Florida Addiction Treatment Facility Owner Convicted in $58 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Florida woman in a healthcare fraud scheme that billed private health insurers more than $58 million for services that were…
Florida Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Intensive Care Patients’ Medication
Monique Elizabeth Carter (35, Middleburg) pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically, injectable fentanyl. According to the plea agreement, Carter, a registered nurse…