Former Eastern Kentucky Pharmacist Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
A Corbin, Ky., woman and former pharmacist, Stephanie Collins, 57, has been sentenced to 20 months for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, by billing for…
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Mobile Phlebotomy Lab and Its Owners to Pay $135,000 to Resolve Alleged False Claims
Veni-Express Inc., headquartered in California, and its owners Myrna and Sonny Steinbaum have agreed to pay at least $135,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they submitted false claims…
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Social Connection in Long-Term Care Homes Study
Social connection is a basic human need essential to quality of life, associated with better mental and physical health outcomes for long-term care (LTC) home residents, and is a key…
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OCR Releases New Cybersecurity Video on Ransomware
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new video about ransomware aimed at raising awareness and educating organizations…
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Connecticut Woman Admits Theft from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Michele Devine, 50, of Waterford, pleaded guilty to a fraud offense in connection with her embezzlement from…
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New York Transportation Company Owners for Stealing More Than $2.1M from Medicaid
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the owners of DYD Universe, Inc., a New York Medicaid-enrolled transportation company, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme that…
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Texas Medical Center to Pay $900K for Alleged Racial Hiring Discrimination
The US Department of Labor and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have entered into a conciliation agreement in which the federal contractor will pay $900,000 in back wages…
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Washington Dermatologist Indicted for Misusing $1.5M in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a federal grand jury has an indicted a Spokane dermatologist, and his associated businesses, for fraudulently obtaining…
Read More »DOL Recovers $317K from Home Care Provider for Unpaid Wages and Overtime Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $158,868 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Southern California home care provider that refused to pay…
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Some NC Nursing Homes Still Without Water 3 Weeks After Hurricane Helene
More than three weeks ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out the power and running water at James Greene’s nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina.
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