After Resident’s Death, Iowa Nursing Home Is Being Fined $2,200 Per Day
In the wake of a resident death caused by an untreated bed sore, an Iowa nursing home is continuing to accrue daily fines for failing…
Pharmaceutical Company Owner Pleads Guilty in HIV Drug Distribution Case
A 60-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty for his role in a nationwide scheme involving the illegal distribution of misbranded and adulterated HIV medications to unsuspecting…
Investigators Lay Blame for Minnesota Senior’s Death on Care Facility
Minnesota state investigators say a Twin Cities senior living facility is to blame for a resident’s death after he was found trapped in the bed…
Former Director of Michigan Peer Center Sentenced for Embezzling from Center
On Tuesday, Tanya Hobson, 45, of Kingston, was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty in March to one count of Embezzlement-Agent or…
Ex-Pennsylvania Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced to 42 Months for Fraud and Theft
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, age 55, formerly of Carlisle, Pennsylvania and currently in…
Memphis Woman Sentenced for Healthcare and COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A federal judge has sentenced Nakita Cannady, 49, to 14 months in federal prison to be followed by two years of supervised release for healthcare…
Chemical Reaction Leads to Hazmat Response in Colorado Nursing Home
A nursing home in Colorado was temporarily evacuated on April 22 after a chemical incident led to the formation of a vapor cloud inside the…
HHS OCR Settles Phishing Attack Breach with Healthcare Network for $600,000
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with PIH Health, Inc. (PIH), a California…
Genetic Testing Marketing Companies to Pay $6M over Fraudulent Medicare Claims
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Genexe, LLC, Immerge, Inc., Jason Green, and Jason Gross have agreed to pay $6 million to resolve allegations…
Vault to Pay $8M Over False Claims to COVID-19 Uninsured Program
Vault Medical Services, PA and Vault Medical Services of New Jersey, PC (collectively “Vault”), have agreed to pay the United States $8 million to resolve…