SC AG Announces Caregiver Charged with Stealing from Nursing Home Residents
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Elisa R. Niles, 42 years…
Michigan Woman Sentenced to Prison for Posing as Health Professional
On December 3, 2024, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the sentencing of a 38-year-old Michigan woman for multiple felonies related to impersonating a healthcare…
Philly Home Care Agency to Pay $414K in Wages, Damages to 62 Workers
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment against a home healthcare agency and its owner, Teajan Kamara, who had deliberately failed to…
Connecticut Nurse Admits Tampering with and Stealing Lorazepam Vials
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Sean Falzarano, 38, of Southbury, pleaded guilty to tampering with and stealing…
Former Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Illinois Nursing Home
A former scheduler of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) at an Illinois nursing and rehabilitation facility pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges in connection…
OIG Expects to Recoup over $7 Billion in Healthcare Fraud for FY 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), is expected to recover over $7 billion in healthcare fraud during fiscal…
HHS OCR Settles with Healthcare Clearinghouse, over HIPAA Impermissible Disclosure
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Inmediata Health Group, LLC (Inmediata), a healthcare…
Nurse Practitioner Agrees to Pay $90K to Resolve Allegations of Improper Prescribing
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Monica Preston, NP, has agreed to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations that she…
Medical Center Employee Sentenced for Criminal Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult
Eleanor Flowers, 76, of Washington, DC, was sentenced in Superior Court for one count of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult and attempted threats. Superior…
NC AG Reaches $825,000 Healthcare Fraud Settlement
Attorney General Josh Stein announced a $825,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Carter Clinic, PA, and its owner, Myleme Nyerere Ojinga Harrison, MD submitted false…