Police say Rhode Island CNA stole $2,100 from Elderly Woman
Jamie L. Marchione, 37, who worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) has been charged with the theft of more than $2,000 from an 88-year-old…
Connecticut Rheumatologist Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Medicaid
Crispin Abarientos, M.D., 45, of Middletown, was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for defrauding Connecticut’s Medicaid program.…
Kentucky Nurse Sentenced to 24 Months for Tampering with Hospital Medication
A Salyersville, Kentucky, woman, Kelsie Spencer, 25, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, following her conviction for tampering with a controlled substance. According…
Ohio Man Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for His Role in a Conspiracy to Defraud the Cleveland Clinic out of $2.7 million
A Westlake man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Cleveland Clinic out of more…
Georgia Chiropractors Sentenced for Healthcare and Tax Fraud
Two metro-Atlanta chiropractors, Allan Spagnardi and Stacy Spagnardi, have been sentenced to federal prison for using their chiropractic clinic to commit healthcare fraud and for…
Former Administrator of Texarkana Assisted Living Facility Guilty of Federal Violations
A 43-year-old Little Rock, AR man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. According…
Illinois Nursing Homes Fined for Substandard Care
A Springfield nursing home’s failure to give a patient multiple prescribed doses of medicine for diabetes resulted in her being hospitalized in intensive care and…
Detroit Home Health Owner Sentenced to Prison for Role in $1.5 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
The owner of a Michigan home health agency was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme involving approximately $1.5 million…
Sanford Health Entities to Pay $20.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Kickbacks and Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries
The Department of Justice announced that hospital entities Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, and Sanford Clinic (collectively, Sanford), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have agreed…