Owner of Texas Chain of Hospice Companies Sentenced for $150 Million Healthcare Fraud
Rodney Mesquias, 48, of San Antonio, Texas, has been ordered to serve 20 years in prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of…
Ten Defendants Arrested in Home-Health Aide Fraud Scheme
Marianna Levin, Tetyana Golyak, Elena Lokshin, Svitlana Rohulya, Marina Zak, Alina Kuptsova, Maliha Ijaz, Makhinbonu Narzullaeva, Natalya Shvarts, and Inna Gekelman were charged with conspiracy…
Wisconsin Dentist Indicted for Healthcare Fraud Scheme That Involved Purposefully Damaging Patients’ Teeth
Scott Charmoli (60) of Grafton, Wisconsin, was indicted by a federal grand jury for pursuing a healthcare fraud scheme that involved purposefully damaging patients’ teeth…
New Jersey Man Admits Stealing Reimbursement Checks from Medical Practice
Nuno Fernandez, 38, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, admitted stealing health insurance reimbursement checks from a Hudson County medical practice for over four years. According to…
Two TX Home Health Agency Owners Charged in Healthcare Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme
Two home health agency owners, Tataw Charlz Bisong and Angela Bisong, both 57 and from Stafford, are set to appear in federal court on charges…
Healthcare Company Owner to Pay $1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case
The former owner of Providence Home Health and Providence Hospice has agreed to pay $1.05 million to settle claims she knowingly and willfully paid improper…
NY Psychiatrist Going to Federal Prison for Bilking Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Healthcare Benefit Programs
Muhammad Cheema, MD, 47, of Pittsford, NY, who was convicted of healthcare fraud, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison. The defendant was also…
Former Owner of Healthcare Staffing Company Indicted for Wage Fixing
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Neeraj Jindal, the former owner of a therapist staffing company, for participating in a conspiracy to fix…
MA Psychiatrist Indicted for Billing Medicare and Private Insurance for Services Never Rendered
Gustavo Kinrys, 49, a Natick psychiatrist, was arrested in connection with charges that he billed Medicare and private insurance companies for over $10 million in…
Pennsylvania Resident Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
A resident of Pittsburgh was sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and healthcare fraud. Terra Dean, 46, was sentenced…