Iowa Plastic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Nearly $200,000 to Settle False Claims Allegations
Adam B. Smith, MD, also known as “Adam Bryant,” has agreed to pay $198,755.42 to the United States and the State of Iowa to resolve allegations that he billed government…
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Florida Company Guilty of Selling Misbranded N95 Masks During Early COVID-19
A Florida company, and two individuals associated with the company, have pleaded guilty to charges associated with shipping facemasks that were misbranded as N95 respirators, and price gouging hospitals, during…
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Texas Doctor Sentenced for $54 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Texas doctor was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison and ordered to pay over $34 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud…
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Medical Billing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Scott Newcombe, age 40, of Plattsburgh, New York, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. Newcombe admitted that from approximately April 2020 through April 2023, he acted as the office manager and…
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Nursing Home Employee Indicted for Election Fraud After Forging Resident’s Signature
An Alabama nursing home employee has been indicted for allegedly committing election fraud in Mobile County and is facing two felonies and a misdemeanor. According to the Mobile County District…
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Medical Transportation Company Settles to Resolve False Billing Allegations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached a settlement with RM Transportation, Inc. (RM Transport), a Swampscott-based medical services transportation provider, to resolve allegations that the company billed MassHealth…
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Iowa Nursing Home Where Woman Died with Head in Bed Rails Is Cited Again
An Iowa nursing home where a woman died while calling for help with her head caught in her bed rails has been cited for additional violations.
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Alabama Woman Accused of Election Fraud, Forging Signature of Incapacitated Man
A Mobile woman is facing two felonies and a misdemeanor for allegedly committing election fraud in Mobile County after forging the signature of a man who was incapacitated.
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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Harboring Undocumented Workers from India
A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor was sentenced to 27 months in prison for harboring two undocumented women from India and failing to pay taxes on their wages. Harsha Sahni,…
Read More »OCR Issues New Guidance to Combat Social Engineering Threats
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance warning against various social engineering techniques. Social engineering is an attempt to…
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