Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Medicare Kickback Scheme
Jai Vijay, 54, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the owners of home healthcare agencies and a hospice agency to pay and receive illegal…
Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Role in More than $1 Million Illegal Kickback Conspiracy
Dominic Trumbo, 45, of Lexington, Kentucky, a patient recruiter, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving more than $1 million in illegal kickback…
Seventy-Year-Old Woman Sexually Assaulted at California Assisted Living Facility
Police Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a 70-year-old woman at an assisted living facility in Carlsbad.
United States Joins Suit against Mississippi Orthopedic Clinic Alleging False Claims for Medical Services
The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi against Mitias Orthopaedics, PLLC.…
Utah Rehab Facility Administrator Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hundreds of Thousands from Company
A former Orem rehabilitation center administrator pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $170,000 to pay for family vacations, home remodeling ventures and other personal expenses.
MA Vendor Charged with Defrauding VA Hospitals by Failing to Inspect Medical Gas Systems
Chester Wojcik, 49, a vendor for several Veterans Affairs medical facilities was charged in connection with a scheme to profit by billing for, but failing…
US Settles False Claims Act Allegations against Southeastern Retina Associates
Southeastern Retina Associates (“SERA”) has paid $1.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of…
Four MI Physicians Found Guilty for Role in over $150 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury found four Detroit-area physicians guilty of healthcare fraud charges for their roles in a scheme to administer unnecessary back injections to patients…
Missouri Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized after Violent Assault
Two nursing home residents are hospitalized following a violent assault.
State Investigating Deadly Stabbing at Virginia Nursing Home
The Virginia Department of Health has launched an investigation into the brutal death of a patient at a Richmond nursing home and rehabilitation center.