DOL Finds Oklahoma Medical Center Violated the PUMP Act
A US Department of Labor (DOL) investigation discovered that a medical center located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, violated a federal law that provides protection for nursing…
Cited for Sexual Abuse and 23 Other Violations, Iowa Nursing Home Is Fined $500
A western Iowa nursing home cited for 24 regulatory violations, including the sexual abuse of a resident, has been fined a total of $500 by…
Virginia Nursing Home Fined $114K and Cited for Immediate Jeopardy Violations
The federal government has put a Virginia nursing home on notice for a fine of over $114,000 and additional penalties after health inspectors found serious…
Bookkeeper Gets Federal Prison for Stealing over $79K from Vulnerable Seniors
Brenda Denise Walters, 57, of Nappanee, Indiana, has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading…
San Francisco Caregiver Charged with Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury indicted Elsie Eclevia Curameng on charges of tax evasion and filing false tax returns for calendar years 2019 through 2022. According…
US Sues Illinois Doctor for Fraudulent Billing in Durable Medical Equipment Scheme
The US Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit under the False Claims Act against an Illinois-based doctor for allegedly causing the submission of claims to…
Missouri Chiropractor Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison
US District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced a chiropractor, Jerry Dale Leech, 53, of Clayton, who committed healthcare fraud and issued fraudulent subscriptions for controlled…
Two Men Sentenced for Allowing Unlicensed Medical Procedures and Fraudulent Billing
US District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston sentenced two California men, Defendant 1, of Fresno, and Defendant 2, of Clovis, to 63 months in prison for…
Florida Nursing Assistant Sentenced to 9 Years for $11.4M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Florida nursing assistant was sentenced to nine years in prison and two years of supervised release for his role in an $11.4 million healthcare…
Behavioral Therapist Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud for Inflated Insurance Claims
The owner of a McDuffie County behavioral therapy service faces up to 10 years in federal prison and substantial financial penalties after pleading guilty to…