Indiana Nurse Allegedly Removed COVID-19 Patient’s Oxygen
A southern Indiana nurse has been charged with practicing medicine without a license for allegedly removing a nursing home resident’s oxygen mask hours before he…
Owner of Defunct SC Urine Drug Testing Lab Agrees to Pay over $2M to Resolve Allegations of Participation in Kickback Schemes
The United States has settled claims asserted against Philip McHugh, one of the former owners of Physicians Choice Laboratory Services (PCLS), a now-defunct diagnostic testing…
Owner of FL Wound Care Supply Company Sentenced to 15 Months for Medicare Billing Fraud
Alan Trent Harley (62, Chuluota) was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for wire fraud. The court also ordered Harley to forfeit more than…
FL Ambulance Services Company Agrees to Pay $650,000 to Settle Civil False Claims
Rural/Metro Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to…
Former Georgia Medical Practice Employees Sentenced for Embezzlement
Two former employees of a Statesboro pediatrics practice have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing money from the business. Kristen Hart, 37, of Statesboro,…
FL Man Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Allegedly by Using Identities of Elderly Victims
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Jeremie Saintvil of Delray Beach, Florida, for fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain over $1,500,000 in…
Federal Judge Sentences “Pill Mill” Co-Owner to Prison
Susan Moyer, 58, of Milwaukee, the former co-owner and office manager of the “Compassionate Care Clinic” in Milwaukee, was sentenced to one year and one…
Illinois Nurse Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Morphine
Kandis Mills, 47, who worked as a registered nurse at an Illinois nursing home, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison for tampering…
Texas Hospice CEO Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
The CEO of a Texas hospice agency has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. Bradley J. Harris, the 39-year-old former head of Novus and…
CT Orthopedic Practice and Physician Pay $80K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations
Orthopaedic Specialty Group, P.C., and Dr. Lawrence Kirschenbaum entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government and have agreed to pay a total…