Owner of DME Companies Charged in Nearly $30 Million Fraud Scheme
The owner of Pharmagears, LLC and RR Medco, LLC has been charged in connection with a nearly $30 million fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable…
Missouri Physician Pleads Guilty to False Statements to Medicare
A Columbia, Mo., physician pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements relating to a healthcare matter. Jerry Joseph Bruggeman, MD, 53, pleaded guilty…
St. Louis Area Doctor Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
US District Judge Stephen R. Clark on February 19, 2025, sentenced a doctor who ran two urgent care centers in the St. Louis area to…
Patient Kidnapped from California Care Facility in Conservatorship Scheme
California police reported that three people are accused of abducting a patient from a healthcare facility as part of a conservatorship scheme; the trio entered…
Pennsylvania Man Admits to Posing as Doctor for Insurance Fraud
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Carbon County man has pleaded no contest to several felonies for posing as a medical professional to administer…
Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances
A Harrison County doctor, Michael Gainey, 70, pleaded guilty to the seven counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. According to his plea agreement,…
Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers to Pay $29M for Alleged FCA Violations
SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (Saint Vincent), has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations that…
Illinois Medical Device Company to Pay $1M to Resolve Federal Fraud Investigation
A suburban Chicago medical device company has agreed to pay a $1 million fine to resolve a federal criminal investigation into the alleged selling of…
Florida Hospital Employee Arrested for Stealing $150K of Equipment to Sell Online
A former Lee Health employee faces two counts of grand theft and one count of trafficking stolen property after authorities say he stole $150,000 worth…
Grandson Charged with Stealing Delaware Nursing Home Money
A 31-year-old Felton man was arrested in connection with the theft of more than $4,000 from his elderly grandmother’s bank account, according to a statement…