Doctor and Wife Indicted for Genetic Testing Kickback and Bribery Scheme
A Pennsylvania doctor and his wife were charged for their roles in schemes to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for ordering genetic…
Alabama Health System Agrees to Pay $1 Million
On July 23, 2021, a notice of dismissal was filed indicating that SpectraCare Health Systems, Inc. agreed to pay $1 million dollars to resolve a…
Rehab to Pay $2M to Resolve Allegations It Caused Medicare Submissions for Unnecessary or Unreasonable Services
Interface Rehab, headquartered and operating in Orange County, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
TX Woman Who Stole and Sold Protected Health Information Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison
Amanda Lowry, 40, of Sherman, pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2020, to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer and was sentenced to 30…
Owner and Employee of Assisted Living Facility Each Charged with Neglect of Vulnerable Adult
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that Dorothy N. Nwaneri, 65, of Bowie and Fatmata Bella Bangs, 61, of Riverdale were charged in the…
Kentucky Laboratory Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims
Bluewater Toxicology, LLC, a clinical laboratory in Mount Washington, Ky., has agreed to pay $1,252,403.40 to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims…
Owner of Brooklyn Ambulance Service Business Pleads Guilty to Not Paying Employment Taxes
A New York ambulance service business owner pleaded guilty on July 20 to failure to pay employment taxes. According to court documents and admissions made…
Ohio Physician Convicted of Prescribing Controlled Substances without Medical Necessity and Healthcare Fraud
William R. Bauer, 84, was convicted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, of 76 counts of distribution of controlled substances and 25 counts of healthcare fraud.…
EEG Testing and Private Investment Companies Pay $15.3M to Resolve Kickback and False Billing Allegations
Two Texas companies have agreed to pay a combined $15.3 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks and other misconduct resulting in the submission of false…
Former Montana Rheumatologist Settles Alleged Healthcare Fraud Claims for $2 million
A former Billings rheumatologist and his business agreed to settle alleged civil False Claims Act violations regarding his practice for a $2,070,664 total payment. Dr.…