Maryland Home Health Aide Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Charlotte Besumbu Etongwe, 45, of Beltsville, Maryland, pled guilty in federal court to defrauding the DC Medicaid program out of more than a quarter million…
William M. Kelly, MD, Inc And Omega Imaging, Inc. Agree to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims
William M. Kelly Inc. and Omega Imaging Inc., together, operate 11 radiology facilities in Southern California, have agreed to pay the United States $5 million…
West Virginia Hospital Agrees to Pay $50 Million to Settle Allegations Concerning Improper Compensation to Referring Physicians
Wheeling Hospital Inc., an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, has agreed to pay the United States a total of $50,000,000 to resolve…
Owner and Two Managers of NC Healthcare Practice Agree to Pay $900,000 to Resolve Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Testing
Two former managers and the owner of the now defunct North-Carolina based Carolina Comprehensive Health Network, PA (CCHN) have agreed to resolve allegations that they…
Alabama Pharmacist Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
Stanley Reeves, 62, of Demopolis, Ala., a pharmacist and owner of F&F Drugs in Demopolis, was sentenced to 38 months for one count of conspiring…
Alabama Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Drug Distribution and Healthcare Fraud
A federal judge sentenced Paul Roberts, MD, 48, of Fultondale, Ala., a physician and former co-owner of Southeast Urgent Care (“SEUC”) in Fultondale, to six…
Illinois Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Jami L. Mayhew of Glen Carbon, Illinois, pleaded guilty to a single-count felony information charging her with healthcare fraud. Facts elicited at the plea hearing…
Former Wisconsin CNA Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Patient
A 19-year-old former nursing assistant charged with having inappropriate sexual contact with two patients at a Minocqua nursing home has agreed to the terms of…
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud and Tax Evasion
On September 2, 2020, a Springfield woman who owned several durable medical equipment stores in Oregon was sentenced to federal prison for defrauding six health…
Nebraska Man Sentenced to Prison for Spending Nursing Home Resident’s Money
A Sioux City man was sentenced to five years in prison for spending thousands of dollars belonging to a nursing home resident with dementia.