Sober Home Manager Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraud Schemes
A manager of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his involvement in three different fraud schemes involving sober…
NJ Doctor Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids
A Paterson, New Jersey, doctor was sentenced to a term of 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute…
Indiana Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
On January 8, 2026, Christine Reese, age 62, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced to 84 months in prison and ordered to pay $268,746.37 in…
Former Michigan Physician to Stand Trial on 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud
James Carthron, MD, 61, of Saginaw, was recently bound over to stand trial in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County on 23 counts of…
Former Tennessee Caregiver Faces Charges of Theft and Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a former caregiver…
AZ AG Announces ALF Owners Barred from Operating Future ALFs and Fined $100,000
The Attorney General announced that she has reached a settlement agreement to resolve the complaint filed by her office alleging elder abuse and consumer fraud…
Florida Physical Therapy Practice Pays over $750,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Litigation
Absolute Physical & Aquatic Therapy, LLC; Chipley Physical Therapy, LLC; Ruben Laurel; and Lorrie Laurel have agreed to pay $754,722.88 to resolve allegations that they…
Traditions Health Agrees to Pay $34M to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
Traditions Health LLC (Traditions) has agreed to pay $34 million to resolve its civil liability under the False Claims Act for billing medically unnecessary home…
Nursing Assistant Convicted in $11.4M Healthcare Fraud Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries
A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, convicted a nursing assistant for his role in an $11.4 million healthcare fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in…
Texas Doctor Enters $200,000 Settlement Following State and Federal Fraud Allegations
Dr. Brian August, located in El Paso, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims…