Iowa Nurse Sentenced in Drug Diversion and Tampering Scheme
A Cedar Rapids surgery center nurse, who diverted fentanyl to her own use at a local outpatient surgery center, was sentenced on January 21, 2022,…
Seven Texas Doctors and a Hospital CEO Agree to Pay over $1.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Seven Texas doctors and a hospital executive have agreed to pay a total of $1,106,449 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal remuneration in…
Business Selling and Servicing Fraudulently Diverted Medical Equipment Resulted in Loss of More than $1.5M to Kaiser
Anthony Giovanni Montanelli, 34, and his father, Steven John Montanelli, 63, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection…
Pennsylvania Woman Charged in Theft from Man in Nursing Home
A Wilkes-Barre woman has been charged with fraud, theft and receiving stolen property after taking a man’s wallet from him while in his nursing home.
Montana Nurse Admits Diverting Drugs
A Community Medical Center nurse accused of diverting drugs meant for patients for her own use admitted to charges, US Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.…
Justice Department Launches Statewide Disability Rights Investigation into South Carolina’s Use of Adult Care Homes
The US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether…
Suburban Chicago Nurse Charged with Tampering with Morphine Prescribed to Patients
A suburban Chicago nurse removed morphine from bottles prescribed to two patients and replaced it with another liquid, knowing the diluted substance would be dispensed…
Diabetic Shoe Company Agrees to Pay $5.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding “Custom” Shoe Inserts
Foot Care Store, Inc. d/b/a Dia-Foot (Dia-Foot), a diabetic shoe company based in Wellington, Florida, and its President and CEO Robert Gaynor, have agreed to…
Surgery Centers and Medical Offices in Brooklyn and New Jersey Settle Allegations of Federal Healthcare Fraud
Twelve surgery centers and medical offices affiliated with Interventional Pain Management Center P.C. (“IPMC”), a company owned by Dr. Amit Poonia, have agreed to pay…
UC San Diego Health Pays $2.98 Million to Resolve Allegations of Ordering Unnecessary Genetic Testing
UC San Diego Health, the academic health system of the University of California, San Diego, has paid $2.98 million to resolve allegations that it violated…