Doctor and Physician Practice to Pay $178,000 to Resolve False Claims
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Richard P. Frey, D.O., and Physicians Alliance Ltd. (“PAL”) have agreed to pay $178,398.35 to resolve liability under the False Claims…
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US Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Allegations
The US Attorney’s Office reached an agreement with Athena Health Care Systems (Athena), operator of 16 skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts, to resolve allegations that they violated the Americans with…
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Connecticut Woman Embezzled $150,000 from Nursing Home Residents
Melissa Meole, 34, of North Branford, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging her with multiple embezzlement, fraud and identity theft offenses. Meole appeared before US Magistrate Judge Robert…
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Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Readily Available on the Internet
Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans, including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, are sitting unprotected on the internet and available to anyone with basic computer expertise.
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New York Nursing Home Staff Waits Hours to Report Sexual Assault of Resident
After finding an 88-year-old woman being sexually assaulted by another resident, a Gowanda nursing home’s staff waited more than six hours to call police and destroyed possible evidence, the state…
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Four People Charged in $99 Million Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Four people have been charged for their roles in conspiracies to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud and to pay kickbacks to doctors and doctors’ employees. Alex Fleyshmakher, 33, of…
Read More »McLeod Health to Pay $133,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
McLeod Health, Inc., a Florence, S.C.-based regional healthcare organization that operates several medical facilities throughout South Carolina, will pay $133,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit…
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112-Year-Old White Sox Fan Celebrates His Birthday by Attending His Very First Game
A Lansing, Illinois-based man named CP Crawford celebrated turning 112 years old on Aug. 25 with a trip to Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago to take in his first in-person…
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Two Ohio Women Accused of Abusing 94-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident
Two women face a charge that they abused a 94-year-old resident of a Canal Winchester nursing home while working there.
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