One resident dead, others rescued after massive fire at NY assisted living facility
Fire burned through a Spring Valley assisted living facility, killing one resident and prompting dozens of middle-of-the-night rescues.
Federal Judge Sentences “Pill Mill” Co-Owner to Prison
Susan Moyer, 58, of Milwaukee, the former co-owner and office manager of the “Compassionate Care Clinic” in Milwaukee, was sentenced to one year and one…
Illinois Nurse Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Morphine
Kandis Mills, 47, who worked as a registered nurse at an Illinois nursing home, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison for tampering…
AG Files Lawsuit for Violations of the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act
The Tennessee Attorney General (AG) has filed a lawsuit against a health services management organization and mobile dental services company for violations of the Tennessee…
Texas Hospice CEO Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
The CEO of a Texas hospice agency has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. Bradley J. Harris, the 39-year-old former head of Novus and…
CT Orthopedic Practice and Physician Pay $80K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations
Orthopaedic Specialty Group, P.C., and Dr. Lawrence Kirschenbaum entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government and have agreed to pay a total…
14 Defendants Sentenced to 74+ Years in Texas Healthcare Fraud
Fourteen defendants convicted in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery scam have been sentenced to a combined 74+ years in federal prison and ordered to…
California Nursing Home Director Pleads Guilty to Medicare Kickback Scheme
Mariela Panganiban, 48, of Elk Grove, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the owners of home healthcare agencies to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange…
TX physician pays nearly half million dollars to resolve home healthcare fraud allegations
A doctor of osteopathic medicine from Bellaire has paid to resolve allegations he falsely certified patients for home health services and received improper payments. Truc…
Thirteen Defendants Indicted in $5.4 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk announced charges against 13 defendants in a multi-million dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy. According to the allegations in two…