Pennsylvania In-Home Nurse Accused of Stealing from Critically Ill Patient and His Wife
Police in Adams County have charged an in-home nurse with stealing medication, cash and jewelry from a critically ill patient she was caring for.
Texas AG’s MFCU Plays Key Role in Largest US Healthcare Fraud Takedown
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) played a major role in the largest healthcare fraud enforcement action in American…
SC Assisted Living Facility Ordered to Close After Residents Found Locked Inside
An assisted living facility in South Carolina was ordered to close after it was revealed during an investigation that they were in violation of at…
Florida AG Announces Arrest of Woman for Exploiting Elderly Pensacola Man
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced the arrest of Akimmia Lewis for financially exploiting a senior Escambia County man under her care.…
Iowa Nursing Home Cited After Medication Errors Result in Hospitalizations
An Iowa nursing home was fined $13,000 following multiple medication errors that resulted in harm to residents, according to a state inspection report. On May…
US and Three States Win $114.5M in Cancer Genetic Testing Fraud Case
Kevin S. Murdock, former CEO and owner of the now-defunct laboratory Premier Medical, Inc., has agreed to a consent judgment of $27,544,460, acknowledging there is…
Iowa Nursing Home with History of Abuse Cited in Resident Death
A Cass County nursing home with a history of resident abuse has been fined $9,500 due to new allegations of resident abuse and poor-quality care…
Nevada Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Medicare Wound Care Billing
A Las Vegas nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently bill Medicare for amniotic wound allografts for patients that were medically unreasonable and unnecessary…
Tenth Person Dies Following Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Fire
A 66-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained in the Fall River assisted living facility fire, bringing the total death toll to 10, Bristol County…
SC Woman Charged with Stealing More Than $28,000 from Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Salym M. Williams, 32 years…