State Suspends Washington Nursing Assistant’s License after Theft
The state last month suspended the credentials of a Kelso nursing assistant convicted of stealing her client’s EBT card to buy $162 worth of groceries…
Coronavirus False Claims Task Force Urged at Justice Department
A whistleblower attorney and advocate is calling on Attorney General William Barr to warn health-care providers against using the new coronavirus to pad their pockets.
Federal Court Orders Texas Home Healthcare Services Company to Pay Employment Taxes
On March 18, a federal court ordered El Mundo Feliz, a Partnership (El Mundo), and Daniel Martinez Jr. to begin paying employment taxes to the…
South Dakota Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Healthcare Fraud
Nancy Tingle, age 54, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison as a result of her conviction for healthcare fraud. Following her release from…
Cameras were on as people died at hot nursing home. Footage is now under scrutiny.
Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in September 2017, but 15 surveillance cameras kept working, recording what…
San Francisco Acupuncturist Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Haichao Huang, 46, of San Francisco, Calif., was sentenced to 12 months in prison for committing healthcare fraud and making false statements relating to healthcare…
Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Healthcare Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Tamika Adams, 43, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program,…
Florida Dermatologist Agrees to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability for Inflated Medicare Claims
Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran and Village Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, LLC have agreed to pay the United States $1.744 million to resolve allegations that…
Baton Rouge Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making False Statements Relating to Healthcare Matters
Marvin Clifton, MD, age 71, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for making false statements relating…
Former Operator of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinics Agrees to Pay $1.85 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Veterans’ Wait Times
The Justice Department announced that Sterling Medical Associates Inc. (Sterling) will pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed…