CA AG Announces $3.25 Million Settlement with Senior Living Operator
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of District and City Attorneys led by Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, announced a $3.25 million…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating COVID-19 Funds
A California man pleaded guilty to stealing government funds designed to aid medical providers in the treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19 and using them…
Medical Assistant Admits Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
Aaron Jones, 27, a former medical assistant, admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers of more than $1 million…
Pennsylvania Medical Office Bookkeeper Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Her Employer
A resident of Blairsville, PA was sentenced in federal court for Mail Fraud and Filing a False Income Tax Return. Sandra Jo Doak, 63, was…
16 Defendants, Including 12 Physicians, Sentenced to Prison for Distributing 6.6 Million Opioid Pills
Sixteen Michigan and Ohio-area defendants, including 12 physicians, have been sentenced to prison for a $250 million healthcare fraud scheme that included the exploitation of…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay $260M to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Payment of Illegal Kickbacks
United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., “Questcor,” and collectively “Mallinckrodt”), has agreed to pay…
CA Doctor and Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received over $30M from Medicare
Authorities arrested Dr. Victor Contreras, 66, of Santa Paula, and Callie Jean Black, 63, of Lancaster, on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked…
Kentucky Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Healthcare Fraud
Eugene Sisco, III, 36, of Pikeville, Ky., was sentenced to serve 125 months in prison and to pay $5.7 million in restitution. Sisco will be…
Former Chief of Cardiology at California Hospital Pleads Guilty to Sexual Battery of Subordinate Doctor
Cardiologist John Giacomini pleaded guilty to one count of felony abusive sexual contact. Giacomini, 73, of Atherton, had practiced medicine and cardiology for over 30…
Massachusetts Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Liquid Morphine
A registered nurse pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester in connection with tampering with morphine prescribed to a nursing home resident in her care.…