SC AG Announces Caregiver Charged with Stealing from Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Tierra Chawntell Moody, 42, of…
New York Woman Charged with Defrauding Medicaid
Acting US Attorney Joel L. Violanti announced that Ashley Jackson, 36, of Webster, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with healthcare fraud. The…
Nebraska Practical Nurse License Revoked Following Death of Veteran
On February 10, 2025, Timothy Tesmer, Nebraska’s Chief Medical Officer, revoked the license of Curlee M. Schneiders, LPN, in response to a petition filed by…
Businessmen Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Mask and Glove Fraud Scheme
Brian H. Sperber and Edmond S. Norkus have received prison sentences for conspiring to commit wire fraud in a scheme in which the men tricked…
Ohio Doctor Agrees to Pay $600,000 to settle False Claims Act Allegations
An Ohio physician has agreed to pay the United States $600,000, plus contingent payments, to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he submitted fraudulent Medicare…
Florida Nurse Guilty of Tampering with Fentanyl and Falsifying Records
Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Lisa Williams (56, Lithia) has pleaded guilty to six counts of tampering with a consumer product…
Saad Healthcare to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Saad Enterprises Inc., doing business as Saad Healthcare, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid
Acting US Attorney Joel L. Violanti announced that Munef Fadhel, 37, of Lackawanna, NY, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of…
Miami Couple’s Range Rover and $4M Seized in Healthcare Fraud Case
Magaly Travieso, 53, of Miami, Fla., was charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and Yudorki Ramirez, 52, of Miami, Fla., was charged with conspiracy…
VP of Healthcare Software Firm Admits to $1B Fraud Scheme
A Kansas man pleaded guilty to operating an internet-based platform that generated false doctors’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal healthcare benefit programs of…