California Accountant Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Hospital Kickback Scheme
An accountant who enabled the owner of a Long Beach hospital to pay more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks to doctors, in exchange for them referring thousands of spinal…
Read More »Montana Nurse Admits Stealing Opiates from Healthcare Facilities
A Montana nurse accused of stealing opiates from multiple healthcare facilities in 2021 admitted to criminal charges. The government alleged in court documents that the nurse diverted opiates in 2021…
Read More »Former Tennessee Medical Group Director Sentenced to Federal Prison
A former Tennessee medical group director, 62, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud. According to the information presented in court, from 2012 until 2020, she…
Read More »Man Arrested for Allegedly Distributing over $230 Million of Adulterated HIV Medication
A Florida man was arrested for allegedly distributing more than $230 million in adulterated HIV drugs that were ultimately dispensed to unsuspecting patients throughout the country. As alleged in the indictment,…
Read More »Michigan Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card Fraud
A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. According to court records, the woman admitted to stealing or…
Read More »Justice Department Sues Nursing Home Operator for Providing Grossly Substandard Nursing Home Services
The Justice Department has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against an Ohio nursing home operator and three affiliated nursing homes for providing grossly substandard skilled nursing services…
Read More »700,000 Patients Affected by Arizona Medical Center Ransomware Attack
A medical center in Arizona announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in which the attackers obtained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 700,000 current and former…
Read More »MN Department of Health Takes Control of Nursing Home to Ensure Residents’ Safety
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) assumed control of a nursing home in Pine Island due to concerns that a growing list of unpaid bills threatened critical services for residents….
Read More »Oklahoma AG Announces Settlement with Medical Supply Company
Attorney General John O’Connor announced that a former Oklahoma-based medical supply company has agreed to pay $363,116 to resolve allegations that the company violated the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act…
Read More »California Doctor to Pay over $9.48M, Sentenced to Prison, to Settle Fraud Allegations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against a Southern California doctor for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal between the years of 2011 and 2018 for drugs,…
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