Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Hospital
An anesthesiologist at a Lee’s Summit, Missouri hospital pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., waived his right…
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Doctor Convicted for $5.4M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a New Jersey doctor for causing the submission of over $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for orthotic braces ordered through a telemarketing scheme. According…
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Worker Accused of Taking Cash from Elderly, Stealing Wheelchair from Texas Assisted Living Center
A man who allegedly “borrowed” hundreds of dollars from elderly residents of a Texas assisted living center where he was working in maintenance was arrested on multiple felony charges and…
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Nursing Home Chain and Two Executives to Pay $7M to Settle Alleged False Claims
The United States and the State of California have reached a $7,084,000 civil settlement with ReNew Health Group LLC, ReNew Health Consulting Services LLC and two corporate executives for knowingly…
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Leader of $50 Million Healthcare Fraud Pleads Guilty
Manishkumar Patel pleaded guilty in connection with a $50 million healthcare fraud and kickback scheme involving the sale of fraudulent prescriptions for durable medical equipment (DME), among other medical supplies,…
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Nurse Practitioner to Pay over $50K for Alleged Fraudulent DME Prescriptions, Kickbacks
Ashley Brown, DNP, ARNP, from Des Moines, Iowa, has agreed to pay $52,560 to the United States to resolve allegations that she violated the False Claims Act by signing hundreds…
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Home Health Aide Accused of Falsifying Records, Taking Client Funds
A home health worker accused of falsifying records and taking hundreds of dollars from a client is not entitled to unemployment benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled.
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Five Individuals Charged in Elder Fraud Scheme, Including Two In-Home Caretakers
Five individuals have been charged in an elder fraud scheme. In March, a twelve-count indictment filed in US District Court charged Mykia Henderson, 32, of Moody, Cynthia H. Mixon, 50,…
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Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Multistate Recovery Home Patient Brokering Scheme
A California man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to broker patients as part of a multistate patient scheme in which he directed…
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Arkansas Woman Arrested for Allegedly Working as a Nurse under a False License
A Northwest Arkansas woman has been arrested after allegedly using someone else’s information to get local healthcare jobs despite not having a license or obtaining a medical degree.
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