Iowa Couple Used Powers of Attorney to Steal over $200,000 from Man’s Elderly Mother
A married Iowa couple recently was sentenced to two years in federal prison after they each pled guilty to charges that they stole more than…
Florida Hospice Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability
Hope Hospice has agreed to pay the United States $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE…
OK Hospital, Management Co., and Physician Group to Pay $77.2M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic and Multi-Specialty Surgery (OCOM), a specialty hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, its part-owner and management company, USP OKC, Inc. and USP…
Manager of Senior Apartment Complex Sentenced for Using Power of Attorney to Steal from Elderly and Disabled Widow
The manager of a Dubuque senior apartment complex, who used a power of attorney to defraud an elderly and disabled nursing home resident was sentenced…
AL Governor Awards $18.27 Million for Coronavirus Testing for Alabama Nursing Homes
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $18.27 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide baseline testing for coronavirus and proactive surveillance of the virus…
New Jersey Nursing Home Where 26 Residents Died Issues Apology for Posting “We beat COVID-19” Sign
Family members of residents in a New Jersey nursing home who died from COVID-19 expressed outrage and said they were appalled at a sign the…
North Texas Doctor to Pay $210,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Accepting Illegal Inducements
Bibi Tasleyma Sattar, D.O., and her practice, Oakmont Wellness Center, PA, (collectively, “Dr. Sattar”) have agreed to pay $210,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations…
Owner of Virginia Company Pleads Guilty to $2.8 Million Medicaid Fraud
A Texas woman pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Virginia Medicaid Program out of more than $2.8 million. According to court documents, Katrina Lynch, 39,…
Lawsuits after Ransomware Incidents: The Trend Continues
A lawsuit seeking damages as well as security mandates has been filed against a Florida-based orthopedic group in the wake of a ransomware incident.
NJ Board of Nursing Suspends Certification of Home Health Aide Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact at ALF
The Division of Consumer Affairs announced the temporary suspension of a certified homemaker-home health aide (“CHHA”) charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact against an 84-year-old…