Fire Destroys Nursing Home; Residents Evacuated Safely
Extreme winds stoked fires across Kansas on March 14. In Yates Center, those flames jumped roads and destroyed a nursing home.
Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease Case Investigated in Needham, MA
Massachusetts health officials are investigating one case of healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease involving a patient at a Boston-area hospital.
Wisconsin Woman Charged with Stealing more than $95K from Father in Nursing Home
On March 11, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announced that a 43-year-old woman had been charged with one count…
Doctor Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering
A doctor from Mt. Airy, North Carolina was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution totaling $2,049,747.47 after pleading guilty to…
Doctor Settles Chelation Therapy False Claims Act Case
Robert Burkich, MD, of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Preventive Medicine Anti-Aging & Chelation, Inc., his practice in Ringgold, Georgia, have settled claims under the False Claims…
Illinois Doctor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Medicare Fraud
An Illinois doctor pleaded guilty to tax evasion for hiding assets and lying to the IRS about his ability to pay approximately $1.6 million in…
Nursing Assistant at Florida Assisted Living Facility Charged with Battery
A healthcare worker was charged with battery following an incident at a Vero Beach memory care center, according to law enforcement records.
Home Health Agencies, Lab, and Doctor Indicted for $7.8M MassHealth Fraud
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments against several MassHealth providers and their respective owners…
Dual Russian-Israeli National Extradited to US for LockBit Ransomware Role
A dual Russian and Israeli national was extradited to the United States on charges that he was a developer of the LockBit ransomware group. In…
Man Sentenced to over 9 Years in Prison for Healthcare and Unemployment Fraud
A Virginia man was sentenced on March 12, 2025, to nine years and three months in prison for healthcare and unemployment fraud schemes that resulted…