Pharmacists Convicted of $13M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted four pharmacy owners for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Raef Hamaed, of Maricopa County,…
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Medical Device Company to Pay $700,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Medical device manufacturer THD America Inc., located in Natick, Massachusetts, and its corporate parent, THD SpA of Italy (collectively, THD), have agreed to pay $700,000 to resolve allegations that THD…
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Georgia Healthcare Provider Sentenced for Obstructing Justice in Civil Investigation
The owner of Middle Georgia Family Rehab who directed two employees to illegally alter documents during a federal civil investigation into alleged improper healthcare billing by the business has been…
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Home Healthcare Company Operators Sentenced to Prison in $5.5M Kickback Scheme
A married Macomb County couple, Noli and Isabel Tcruz, both 68, were sentenced to 6 years in prison and 38 months in prison, respectively, on healthcare fraud kickback conspiracy, tax…
Read More »Maryland AG Announces Conviction of Care Provider Who Assaulted Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a conviction in a case of abuse of a vulnerable adult. On August 28, 2024, following a bench trial, Kehinde Oluwatobi Ososanya, 38, of…
Read More »Pharmaceutical Company Pays $25M to Settle Price-Fixing Allegations
A generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA (Glenmark), located in Mahwah, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $25 million, based on its ability to pay, to resolve its alleged…
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Former COO Sentenced to Over 6 Years for Embezzling $1.85M from COVID-19 Testing Company
The former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a suburban Chicago company that sold Covid-19 testing kits has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for embezzling more…
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Four Defendants Plead Guilty to Defrauding Virginia Medicaid
The final defendant pled guilty on Aug. 29 in a healthcare fraud scheme that resulted in nearly $1 million in loss. The Virginia Medicaid Program provides medical assistance to indigent…
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Louisiana Nursing Home Resident Reportedly Possesses Drugs
Ouachita Parish Metro Narcotics Unit agents arrested a nursing home resident on August 23 after he allegedly tried to smoke crack cocaine at the facility.
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Washington Caregiver Sentenced for Stealing from Deceased Woman’s Bank Account
A nursing assistant in Pierce County whose license was suspended after she was accused of stealing from her deceased client’s bank account has pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge…
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