Patient Death Linked to Ransomware Attack on Pathology Services Provider
An investigation of the unexpected death of a patient during the ransomware attack on Synnovis, a provider of pathology services to the National Health Service…
Ohio Nurse Aide Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $23K from Resident
A 19-year-old former nurse aide has been arrested and indicted, accused of stealing $23,000 from an older resident under her care at a nursing home…
Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for Murdering Mother in Virginia ALF
A woman will serve 40 years — the maximum sentence — for murdering her mother, who police say was strangled at a Norfolk assisted living…
Employers Advised to Use New E-Verify Report to Check for Revoked EADs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun revoking Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain individuals whose parole into the United States has been terminated.…
Ex-NY State Official, Husband Charged in PPE Kickback Scheme
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn returned a second superseding indictment that added charges against Linda Sun and her husband and co-defendant Chris Hu related…
Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill
Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, MD, 65, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for illegally distributing prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for…
Remote Patient Monitoring Company Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit
Health Wealth Safe, Inc. and Dr. Subodh Agrawal have paid $1.29 million to settle allegations that they knowingly caused false claims to be presented to…
Michigan Doctor Sentenced to 4 Years for $6.3M Medicare Fraud
A Michigan doctor was sentenced to four years in prison for a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme in which elderly and disabled patients were sent…
NUWAY Alliance to Pay $18,500,000 Settlement in Kickbacks Scheme
Acting US Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announced that NUWAY Alliance, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $18,500,000 for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid…
Michigan Man Charged with Embezzlement from Vulnerable Adult
On June 25, 2025, Charles Schumer, 75, of Freeland, was arraigned in the 70th District Court in Saginaw for allegedly embezzling from a vulnerable adult,…