Dentist Who Yanked Patient’s Tooth out While Riding Hoverboard Gets 12 Years
Seth Lockhart shot to notoriety after he was filmed pulling the tooth from unconscious patient Veronica Wilhelm while riding the gadget, and was jailed Monday…
Two CA Men Admit Roles in Recovery Home Patient Brokering Scheme
Two California men admitted to participating in a conspiracy to broker patients as part of a multi-state patient scheme in which one of them directed…
SNF Social Services Director Pleads Guilty to Medicare Kickback Scheme
Anita Vijay, 50, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals and to soliciting kickbacks…
Former MA Nursing Home Admissions Director Indicted in Connection with Theft Scheme
A former admissions director at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham has been indicted in connection with a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands…
Chicago Nursing Home Executives Charged with Operating Ponzi Scheme
The owner of a chain of nursing homes and the company’s executive vice president have been charged with fraud for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme…
Pennsylvania VA Hospital Nurse Charged with Using her Position to Obtain Painkillers
Ann Makepeace, age 30, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics…
Illinois Nursing Assistant Lied about Dementia Patient’s Disappearance, Police Say
A worker at a Metro East nursing home lied to police about the disappearance of an elderly dementia patient who was later found “barely conscious”…
Wisconsin Man Charged with Elder Abuse after Alleged Theft of $427,000 from Elderly Victim
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced charges against Terry Lynn Culver, 58, of Oshkosh in relation to the theft of over $427,000 from a 92-year-old resident…
Physician and Sales Representative Charged in $2.5 Million Healthcare Fraud and with Unlawful Disclosure of Patient Information
A federal grand jury has returned a 16-count indictment charging a physician and pharmaceutical sales representative with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and…
Michigan nurse practitioner sentenced to probation for Medicare fraud, re-using rectal devices on patients
A former Kalamazoo-area nurse practitioner was sentenced in federal court Wednesday after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and the re-using of single-use rectal pressure sensors…