Wisconsin Doctor Sentenced to 54 Months for $13 Million Scheme to Defraud Medicare
Dr. Ravi Murali, 39, formerly of Edgerton, Wisconsin, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 54 months in federal prison. Dr.…
Home Health Agency to Pay $4.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
PruittHealth, Inc. and affiliated entities (“Pruitt”) have agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted claims for home health services that were…
Two Florida Men Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud Schemes
Two Florida men have been indicted for their roles in durable medical equipment and compound medication schemes involving kickbacks and fraud. Thomas Farese, 79, of…
Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services
Susan Engonwei Tingwei, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., a licensed attorney, pleaded guilty to defrauding the DC Medicaid program out of more than $100,000 in…
AG Healey Sues Home Health Agency for Providing Services without Physician Authorization
As part of an ongoing effort in Massachusetts to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the home health industry, Attorney General Maura Healey announced a…
MA AG Secures $1.2 Million from Brockton Home Health Agency That Falsely Billed MassHealth
A home health agency and its owners will pay $1.2 million and enter into a comprehensive compliance program to resolve allegations that they falsely billed…
Florida Counseling Center Owner and Provider Sentenced to Federal Prison
Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencings of Stephanie Lynn Fleming, 43, and Helen Elizabeth Storey,…
MA AG Secures $800,000 from Pharmacy over Unlawful Auto-Refill Practices
Attorney General Maura Healey state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth, for automatically refilled prescription medications, for a costly prescription multivitamin that was not provided to patients, and…
Florida Doctor Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Performing Unnecessary Surgical Procedures
Dr. Moses de-Graft Johnson, 47, a dual citizen of the United States and Ghana, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, for committing healthcare…
Court Assesses More than $170m in Penalties against Two Texas Ophthalmologists
Two ophthalmologists and their eye clinic must pay millions of dollars for fraudulently billing Medicare in relation to the evaluation and treatment of glaucoma. US…