Maryland Assisted Living Facility Settles Employment Discrimination Claims
On April 30, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had secured a settlement agreement with a management company operating an assisted living…
Las Vegas Woman Sentenced to Prison for $1 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Las Vegas woman, Henrietta Binford, 54, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,250,223.39 in restitution for defrauding the State…
Elara Caring Agrees to Pay $4.2M to Settle Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients
Elara Caring, and its wholly owned subsidiaries JHH/CIMA Holdings Inc., CIMA Healthcare Management Inc., CIMA Hospice of Texarkana LLC, CIMA Hospice of East Texas LLC…
Two Former Executives Sentenced for Committing Years-Long Fraud against Their Employer
Shawn Rains and Joseph Maharaj were sentenced to 12 years and 90 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a scheme to steal millions…
Man Shot Dead at Pennsylvania Nursing Home Attacked Officer with Wheelchair Footrest
A Spring Garden Township police officer was legally justified when he shot and killed a man during a confrontation inside the Rest Haven York nursing…
Opioid Manufacturer to Pay $1.536B in Criminal Fines and Forfeiture for Distributing Misbranded Opioid Medication
Endo Health Solutions Inc. (EHSI) was ordered to pay $1.086 billion in criminal fines and an additional $450 million in criminal forfeiture — the second-largest…
West Virginia Ambulance Services Business Owner Convicted of Tax Crimes
A federal jury in Beckley, West Virginia, convicted a man for failing to pay the taxes withheld from employees’ wages at an ambulance service he…
Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Missouri Hospital
An anesthesiologist at a Missouri hospital pleaded guilty in federal court on April 25, 2024, to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital. He waived his…
Sober Living Homes Owner Indicted for Allegedly Paying Nearly $175K in Kickbacks to ‘Body Brokers’ for Referring Patients
The owner and operator of addiction treatment facilities in Orange County is expected to be arraigned on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he paid…
Sacramento County Man Indicted for Fraud in Connection with Medical Device Sales
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on April 25, 2024, against Michael Andrew Scott, 38, of Fair Oaks, charging him with wire fraud.…