Former Kentucky Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Medication
A Lexington, Ky., woman, Abigail Hall, 51, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for tampering with a consumer product. According to her plea agreement, between January 2023 and August…
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Cuban National Sentenced to over Five Years in $7.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Fernando Espinosa Leon (60) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. Espinosa…
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Iowa Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Life for Sexual Abuse and Trafficking
An Ames man was sentenced to life in federal prison on each of fifteen counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion. According to public court documents and evidence presented…
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Head Housekeeper Accused of Stealing Assisted Living Facility Resident’s Identity
The head housekeeper of an Illinois assisted living facility is accused of stealing a former resident’s identity and racking up thousands of dollars in a shopping spree around the south…
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Florida AG Announces Arrest of Home Services Provider for Defrauding Taxpayers
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with the assistance of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, announced the arrest of the owner of Amirah Healthcare LLC, a Medicaid-funded home and…
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Illinois Nursing Home Resident Whistleblower Protections Signed into Law by Governor
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law March 21 to protect nursing home residents from retaliation if they report abuse or neglect.
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Improving Payment Accuracy for Physician Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update to improve payment accuracy for physician services provided in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) as detailed in the MLN Matters…
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 21 Months’ Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks
Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that, on March 21, 2025, Justin Drew Hanson was sentenced to 21 months’ incarceration for paying…
Read More »Texas Woman Arrested for Assaulting a Nurse at Christus Mother Frances Hospital
A woman from Katy, Texas was arrested in Hopkins County on March 21, 2025, after allegedly assaulting a nurse providing care at Christus Mother Frances Hospital.
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HHS Environmental to Pay $400,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
HHS Environmental, LLC, a company providing janitorial and other services to hospitals nationwide, will pay $400,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the…
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