Kansas Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money from Stepmother in Nursing Home
A Wichita woman who stole more than $50,000 from her ailing stepmother has been sentenced to more than 2.5 years in prison.
California Man Who Stole Doctors’ Identities to Obtain Medication Later Sold on Darknet Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
A Riverside County man, Christopher Lazenby, 29, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for running a narcotics distribution outfit that, in part, stole…
Houston Nurse Guilty in East Texas Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A 54-year-old Houston registered nurse has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Beryl-Anne Tufon Lobe pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…
Missouri Nurse’s Aide Charged with Stealing Drugs from Patients
A nurse’s aide has been charged for allegedly stealing pain relief patches from hospice-care patients.
Nursing Home Aide Charged with Sexually Touching 3 ‘Helpless’ Patients
A nurse’s aide has been charged with sexually touching three “helpless” patients at two nursing homes in Bergen County.
US Attorney Sues Spinal Device Company and Its Executives for Allegations that they Paid Kickbacks to Surgeons
The US Attorney’s Office has filed a civil healthcare fraud complaint against SpineFrontier, Inc.; Impartial Medical Experts, LLC (IME); Kingsley Chin, the founder and CEO…
Youngstown Physician Indicted for Operating a “Pill Mill” That Distributed Controlled Substances, Including Opioids, and Causing the Deaths of Two Patients
Martin Escobar, age 57, of Youngstown, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a 145-count indictment charging the unlawful distribution and dispensation of…
Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Adderall, Oxycodone
A Fairfax medical doctor pleaded guilty today to illegally diverting Adderall and oxycodone to six different patients, including a patient who suffered from opioid addiction…
Atlanta Hospice to Pay $1.75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
STG Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. and two of its senior executives, Paschal “Pat” Gilley and Mathew Gilley, have agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve…
California Doctor Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Opioids and Healthcare Fraud
A federal grand jury indicted Timothy Mulligan for the unlawful distribution of opioids, including fentanyl, outside the scope of professional practice and healthcare fraud. According…