Alabama Doctor Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Telemedicine Healthcare Fraud Scheme
An Alabama-based doctor pleaded guilty on Oct. 1, 2025, in federal court in Boston to a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable…
Four California Residents Sentenced to Prison in Connection with $16M Hospice Fraud
Four California residents were sentenced to prison for their roles in defrauding Medicare of nearly $16 million through sham hospice companies and laundering the fraudulent…
Owners and CEO Convicted of $92M Black-Market HIV Drug Distribution
A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale convicted two Maryland brothers who owned a pharmaceutical wholesale company on Oct. 29 for their roles in a scheme…
Laboratory to Pay $9.6M over Alleged Kickbacks Involving Long-Term Care Facilities
A diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, agreed to pay the United States $9,620,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and…
Home Care Company, Owners, Managers Charged in Alleged Healthcare Fraud Scheme
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Favorite Home Care, LLC, Marina Sakson, 59, and Larry Sakson, 61, both of Marlton, New Jersey, and Olena…
DOJ Releases 2025 Annual Report to Congress on Efforts to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse
Today, the Department of Justice released the 2025 Annual Report to Congress on Department of Justice Activities to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse, which details…
AG Platkin: Horizon Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Case for $100 Million
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., which does business as Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, agreed to…
Woman Sentenced for Impersonating Nurses and Aggravated Identity Theft
A Baltimore County, Maryland woman was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison for making false statements in connection with healthcare matters and aggravated identity…
VRA Enterprises to Pay $17M for Medicare COVID Test Billing Scheme
VRA Enterprises, LLC dba Precision Rx (VRA), a pharmacy located in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $17,069,371 to resolve allegations that…
Cincinnati May Charge Nursing Homes for Fire Department Lift-Assist Calls
Cincinnati City Council is considering charging nursing homes and long-term care facilities up to $1,000 each time they call the fire department for non-emergency lift…