Michigan Nursing Home Worker Charged with Abusing 91-Year-Old Woman
Security cameras were rolling at the Advantage Living Center as the worker manhandled the 91-year-old resident, according to authorities.
FDA Takes Action with Indian Government to Protect Consumers from Illicit Medical Products
The US Food and Drug Administration announced that its first bilateral enforcement operation with the Government of India, stopped approximately 500 shipments of illicit, and…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit against State Representative and Her Company Settles out of Court
A wrongful death case brought against a Washington state representative and her senior care business has settled out of court.
Georgia Nursing Home Company Fined $100,000 and Banned from Doing Business in Kansas for 10 Years
A Georgia nursing home company has been banned from doing business in Kansas for 10 years and fined $100,000 for failing to protect patient and…
Chicago Woman Found Guilty for Role in $7 Million Scheme to Defraud Medicare
A federal jury found a Chicago woman, Angelita Newton, 42, guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of approximately $7 million between…
Two Former Personal Care Aides Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid
Temitope Oluwa-Bakare Ogunbiyi, 49, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program out of more…
Three Missouri Doctors and Staff/Patients Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Oxycodone
Eleven individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute controlled medications, such as oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose; obtaining controlled…
Former EMT Human Resource Manager Indicted for Healthcare Fraud
Kate Palos, 32, of Affton, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury for her involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme. According to court documents,…
Cookeville Hospital Settles False Claims Act Allegations
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Authority, has agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The alleged conduct…
Owner of Maine Counseling Agency Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
Nancy Ludwig, 64, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud. Ludwig also was…