New Jersey CEO of Nursing Home Services Sentenced for $10M Tax Evasion
A New Jersey man was sentenced on April 5, 2024, to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over $10 million in payroll taxes…
CDC Issues Avian Influenza Health Alert Network Health Advisory
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians, state health departments, and the public…
Illinois Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud
A district judge in southern Illinois sentenced a Franklin County doctor to federal prison after he admitted to billing fraudulent insurance claims for profit. Dr.…
Man Accused of “Severely” Beating Missouri Nursing Home Resident in February
A Kennett man accused of assaulting a resident of the Senath Health Care Center while he was an employee at the nursing home is now…
Assisted Living Facility Employee Convicted for Abusing Vulnerable Adults in Maryland
On April 4, 2024, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that an assisted living facility employee had been convicted for abuse of vulnerable adults.…
COVID-19 Testing Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison
A Texas man was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $7 million COVID-19 testing fraud. Terrance Barnard, 40, was indicted…
Idaho Doctor Pays $96,000 to Settle Allegations That He Wrote Unlawful Prescriptions
Dr. Gerald Knouf, a family medicine doctor formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, agreed to pay $96,000 to resolve allegations that he wrote unlawful prescriptions, prescribed dangerous…
Suburban Chicago Nurse Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Tampering With Patient Medications
A suburban Chicago nurse has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for removing morphine prescribed to patients and replacing it with another liquid.…
Iowa CNA Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
A state-certified caregiver has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting a minor while employed by an Iowa nursing home.
NJ Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Failing to Pay over $10 Million in Payroll Taxes
An Ocean County man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over $10 million in payroll taxes stemming from his…