State Inspectors Recommend Fine in Dementia Freezer Death at Southwest Ohio Nursing Home
A nurse aide failed to investigate when a door alarm was triggered that allowed an 86-year-old woman with dementia to wander off a fourth floor…
Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Admits Guilt in Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) admitted its guilt in conspiracies to defraud the United States, violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and violate…
Health Aide, Others Charged in Theft from NJ Senior
A home health aide and two of her daughters have been criminally charged with stealing a combined total of more than $280,000 from a 91-year-old…
Home Health Agency and Former Owners to Pay $5.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc. and its former executives, Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen, have agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve allegations that the…
Former Most Wanted Fugitive Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Fraud
Etienne Allonce, the former co-owner of Medical Solutions Management, Inc. (MSM), a durable medical equipment supplier in Hicksville, New York, was sentenced to 36 months’…
Jacksonville Radiology Practice Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Allegations
Mori, Bean and Brooks, P.A. (MBB), a radiology practice in the Jacksonville, Florida area, has agreed to pay the United States $1.4 million to resolve…
FL Medical Biller Indicted on Healthcare Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
Joshua Maywalt (40, Tampa) was charged with 4 counts of healthcare fraud and 4 counts of aggravated identity theft. Maywalt faces a maximum penalty of…
Home Health Agency and Former Owner to Pay $5.8M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc. and its former owners, Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen, have agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve allegations that the…
Former Business Office Manager of Nursing Home Indicted in Connection with Stealing from Residents
Bridget Briand, age 48, the former business office manager at Penacook Place Nursing Home in Haverhill, Massachusetts, has been indicted in connection with stealing tens…
Michigan AG Files Embezzlement Charges against Court-Appointed Professional Guardian
Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a total of 12 charges — eight felony counts, one high court misdemeanor and three misdemeanors — against Jessica Englebrecht…