Ex-Aide Gets 12 Years for Degrading Snapchat Photos of Nursing Home Residents
A former nursing home worker has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending degrading photos and videos of elderly residents on the instant…
Georgia Nursing Home Employee Arrested for Assaulting 83-Year-Old Resident
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) working at a Georgian nursing home was arrested after a claim of patient abuse was filed by three other CNAs.
Two Pharmacists Convicted for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone
A federal jury in Brooklyn returned guilty verdicts against licensed pharmacists Yousef Ennab and Mohamed Hassan on all counts of a superseding indictment charging them…
Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to sell Misbranded N95 Masks to Hospital
A California company, and three individuals who owned and managed the company, pleaded guilty to charges relating to the shipment of facemasks that were misbranded…
New York Doctor Convicted of $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A New York doctor was found guilty by a federal jury for causing the submission of over $24 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for…
Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud, Public Corruption Offenses
Helen Zervas, 57, of Farmington, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and public corruption offenses. According to court documents…
Alabama AG Announces Conviction of Former Nurse Opioid Tablets Theft
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a Birmingham nurse pleaded guilty to the theft of opioid tablets from the nursing home where he was employed. Dozier…
Resident Chokes to Death, Iowa Nursing Home Cited for Rodents and Staffing Issues
An Iowa nursing home where a resident choked to death has been cited by the state for a rodent infestation, insufficient staff and employing a…
Owners of Four NJ SNFs to be Suspended from New Jersey Medicaid
The Office of the State Comptroller announced that the owners of four skilled nursing facilities will be suspended from New Jersey Medicaid, effective May 7,…
Florida AG Secures $350K for Medicaid from Pharma Company over Kickbacks
The Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, along with 17 other states and the United States government, secured funds from pharmaceutical manufacturer…