Wethersfield Woman Pleads Guilty in $1.8M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Suhail Aponte, 38, of Wethersfield, waived her right to be indicted…
OCR Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation with Neurology Practice
On April 25, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a small New…
NJ Rehab Center to Pay $19.75M Over False Claims Act Allegations
Summit BHC New Jersey, LLC, d/b/a Seabrook, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Bridgeton, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $19.75 million to resolve…
Statement of US Attorney on Verdict in US v. Omnicare and CVS Health Corporation
False claims in the healthcare industry cost every American. A unanimous jury has found Omnicare, the country’s largest long-term care pharmacy, liable for fraudulently dispensing…
Jury Convicts Florida Man for Stealing $10.9 Million from Medicare
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that a federal jury has found Lino Mallari Gutierrez (59, Palm City), a/k/a “Joe Gutierrez,” guilty of conspiracy…
Defendants Sentenced in $127 Million Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Two operators of a New Jersey marketing company were sentenced to prison for their roles in conspiracies to commit healthcare fraud and to pay and…
Ransomware Attack on Maryland-Based Medical Group Affects 934,000 Patients
A Maryland-based healthcare group is facing several potential class action lawsuits over a recent data breach that affected more than 900,000 patients.
Iowa Nurse Sentenced to Prison After Patient Death
A former Iowa licensed nurse practitioner has been sentenced to prison after failing to help a nursing home patient who died of asphyxiation, the Des…
Former COO Sentenced for Stealing from West Virginia Medical Practice
Francisco Ortiz, age 50, the former chief operating officer (COO) of a Morgantown medical practice, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for bank…
Texas Couple Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
The operators of a durable medical equipment (DME) company have pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare. Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 46, and his wife, Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 45,…