Former Doctor and Her Wife Sentenced for Fraud and Other Crimes
A former family practice doctor in Huntsville, Alabama, was sentenced for drug crimes, healthcare fraud, and COVID-19 disaster relief fraud. The doctor’s wife, who owned the medical practice, was also…
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Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Tara Severino, 58, of West Haven, was sentenced to two years of probation, the first…
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Three Indicted in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy Scheme
A 13-count indictment charges three defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering of proceeds derived from fraud. According to court documents, between March 2018 and…
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SC AG Announces Man Charged with Stealing from Nursing Home Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Darryl J. Floyd, 57 years old, of Laurens, S.C., for…
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25th Patient of Missouri Chiropractic Office that Aided Disability Fraud Sentenced
The 25th patient of a Jefferson County, Missouri chiropractic office involved in a multimillion-dollar disability fraud conspiracy was sentenced as part of an ongoing fraud investigation. Six more patients are…
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Virginia AG Announces Charges in Elder Abuse Investigation
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced charges against 18 individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into elder abuse and neglect at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Colonial…
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Former Healthcare Executive Sentenced for Mail Fraud
Kevin Harrington, age 50, of Oneonta, New York, was sentenced to serve a three-year term of federal probation and ordered to pay over $150,000.00 in restitution to his former employer…
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Five Years for $825K Credit Card Fraud Using Stolen Healthcare Identities
Karina Arceo, 34, of Wasco, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bank fraud and committing aggravated identity theft in…
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Massachusetts Doctor Sentenced for Money Laundering and Importing Illegal Drugs
A Lexington, Mass. doctor was sentenced in federal court in Boston for an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal, misbranded drugs. Rahim Shafa, 66, was sentenced to three years…
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Medication
A Lexington, Ky., woman, Abigail Hall, 51, pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product. According to her plea agreement, between January 2023 and August 2023, Hall worked as a…
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