Massachusetts Registered Nurse Sentenced for Drug Diversion
A Dighton registered nurse was sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug tampering. Marietta Strickland, 61, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and…
Former TN Caregiver Indicted in Vulnerable Adult Abuse Case
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a Memphis woman on…
Nurse Practitioner Charged Following TBI Medicaid Fraud Investigation
Working alongside investigators from the office of 22nd District Attorney General Brent Cooper, TBI Agents assigned to its Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained indictments…
California Man Convicted of Federal Violations in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A Coronado, California, man has been found guilty of federal violations related to a healthcare kickback scheme in the Eastern District of Texas. Vincent Marchetti,…
Justice Department Announces Series of Cases to Combat Addiction Treatment Kickback Schemes in California
Over the past 10 months, the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 10 defendants — four of whom were taken into custody December…
Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids
A Tennessee nurse practitioner was arrested for allegedly distributing prescription drugs unlawfully from the medical clinic she owned and operated. According to court documents, Kelly…
NC Resident Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the North Carolina Medicaid System
A Clayton, North Carolina man, Luis Angel Lozada, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit…
Montana Vascular Surgeon Settles Alleged Healthcare Fraud Claims for $3.7 Million
A Missoula vascular surgeon who operates vein and surgery centers in Missoula and Kalispell has agreed to pay the federal government $3.7 million to settle…
NC Home-Health Services Company Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Death of a Veteran
A home-health services company based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $45,486.76 to settle civil False Claims Act allegations related to allegedly fraudulent…
Illinois Nurse Who Used Dead Patient’s Credit Card Sentenced to Probation
Velma L. Copeland, the former Decatur nursing home charge nurse who went shopping with a dead patient’s credit card, took a plea deal Monday and…