A Kansas Home Healthcare Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crimes
The sole owner and operator of a Kansas home healthcare company has pleaded guilty to employment tax fraud. The fraud scheme caused a tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service…
Read More »Washington State Home Care Company Settles with DOJ to Resolve Immigration and Nationality Act Violation
A Washington state-based home care provider reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that it violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It is alleged…
Read More »Healthcare Data Breaches Continue to Rise
According to analysis of reported data, healthcare data breaches are increasing in their severity and scope across the country. Four recent data breaches impacted the healthcare sector and over 611,000…
Read More »Georgia Nursing Home Settles to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Therapy Services
In a March 11, 2022, release by the Northern District of Georgia’s Office of the Department of Justice, it was reported that an investigation determined a Georgia nursing home knowingly…
Read More »Ten California SNFs Settle with Attorney General for Quality of Care Allegations
Ten California based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have resolved allegations brought on by the California Attorney General (AG) resulting in a $3.25 million settlement. The SNFs are owned by a…
Read More »Lawsuit Filed by EEOC against California Post-Acute Skilled Care Corporation
A California based post-acute skilled nursing corporation is facing charges by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allowing racial harassment against black employees and allowing one of those…
Read More »Boston Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with a Narcotic
A Boston registered nurse (RN) has pled guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception. The…
Read More »Nursing Home Investigation Leads to Michigan Sentinel Project’s First Criminal Case
Complaints of resident abuse in a Michigan nursing home led to an investigation by the Michigan Office of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division, working with the Michigan Sentinel Project….
Read More »New Jersey Healthcare Company Settles with EEOC for ADA Violation
A New Jersey Healthcare Service Company who withdrew a job offer over a pregnancy related medical condition has agreed to pay $77,550 and other relief to settle a disability discrimination…
Read More »Michigan Caregiver Charged with Embezzlement from Elderly Woman under Her Care
A Michigan caregiver was convicted in a jury trial of multiple offenses, including embezzlement, from a 90-year-old woman for whom she was the primary caregiver. The caregiver’s husband and brother…
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