Fired Texas Doctor Charged with Stealing Vial of COVID-19 Vaccine
A Harris County Public Health doctor is being charged with Theft by a Public Servant, for taking a vial of COVID-19 vaccine, Harris County District…
CVS Completes First Round of COVID-19 Vaccination at 8,000 US Nursing Homes
CVS Health Corp has completed the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations at about 8,000 US skilled nursing facilities that were part of a federal program,…
National Institutes of Health Employee Sentenced for Committing Healthcare Fraud
Janet Olatimbo Akindipe, 62, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for defrauding the DC Medicaid program out of more than a…
Spanish Woman Who ‘Died’ of COVID Returned to Nursing Home 10 Days Later
An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after…
Cyber Criminals Exploit Network Access and Privilege Escalation
Cyber criminals have changed techniques and tactics when compromising employee accounts or credentials. Cyber criminals are trying to obtain all employees’ credentials, not just individuals…
Philadelphia Man Arrested for $700,000 PPE COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A man from Philadelphia PA has been arrested in connection with a $700,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud scheme. He is accused of engaging in…
Estate of Deceased Urologist Agrees to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability
The Estate of Dr. Patrick T. Hunter has paid the United States $1.75 million to resolve allegations that Dr. Hunter violated the False Claims Act…
Nearly 2,000 Vaccine Doses Spoiled at Boston Hospital after Freezer Unplugged
Nearly 2,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Boston after a contractor accidentally unplugged a freezer, hospital officials…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Florida man pleaded guilty to his role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment. Nathan LaParl, 34, of Boca Raton, Fla.,…
Nursing Home Owner Charged in Misuse of Housing and Urban Development Funds
A former owner of an assisted living facility in Texarkana has been charged with misdemeanor fraud involving Housing and Urban Development funds.