Psychiatrist Agrees to $501,556 Settlement over False Medicare, Medicaid Claims
Acting US Attorney Matthew T. Drake announced on July 22, 2025, that the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri had reached a…
Florida Man to Get 17 Years for Scheme to Steal $10.8M from Medicare
District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Lino Mallari Gutierrez, a/k/a “Joe Gutierrez,” (59, Palm City) to 17 years and 6 months in federal…
HSS Security to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
HSS Security, LLC, a company that provides security services to hospitals in Texas, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex discrimination…
Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $12M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Louisiana nurse practitioner for her role in an over $12.1 million healthcare fraud scheme to defraud Medicare by ordering medically…
Baxter Recalls Mobile Lift Component Due to Risk of Patient Falls and Death
On July 23, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Class I recall—the most serious type—of the Q-Link 13 mobile lift component…
United States Reaches $501,556 Civil Settlement Resolving Allegations of False Claims
Acting US Attorney Matthew T. Drake on Tuesday announced that the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and a Missouri psychiatrist have…
Arkansas AG Announces Arrest of Registered Nurse for Obtaining Drugs by Fraud
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the arrest of a Fort Smith man for obtaining drugs by fraud: On July 15, Matthew…
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Employee Accused of Theft in Franklin County
A woman employed by a nursing home in Waynesboro, Franklin County, has been charged with theft and financial exploitation of an older adult after allegedly…
HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Ransomware Investigation with Syracuse ASC
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Syracuse ASC, LLC doing business as Specialty…
Federal Agencies Issue Advisory About Interlock Ransomware Threat
On July 22, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),…