Ohio Woman Gets 2½ Years for Forging POA to Steal $46K from Elderly Victim
Tanya Alahmad, 46, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced by US Judge David A. Ruiz to 30 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $46,064.30 in restitution. Alahmad pleaded guilty in…
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SC AG Announces Woman Charged with Fraud and Stealing from Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Malla M. Hart, 55 years old, of Boiling Springs, SC,…
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SD Hospital Agrees to Pay More Than $12.7M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
Siouxland Surgery Center LLP, doing business as Dunes Surgical Hospital (Dunes), United Surgical Partners International Inc. (USPI) and USP Siouxland Inc. have agreed to pay approximately $12.76 million to resolve…
Read More »Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Theft Involving Nursing Facility Resident’s Debit Card
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of Brittney Georgette Payne, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, relating to the theft of a debit card from a resident of Keswick Multi-Care…
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Walgreens to Pay $106.8M for Billing Government for Undispensed Prescriptions
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens) have agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and state statutes for billing government…
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Final Medoc Defendant Sentenced in $4.4 Million Prescription Kickback Scheme
The final defendant in the Medoc kickback conspiracy was sentenced yesterday to 10 months in federal prison for his role in a prescription kickback scheme that cost federal insurance programs…
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California Treatment Facility Operator Convicted of $2.9M Kickbacks
A federal jury convicted a California man for paying illegal kickbacks for patient referrals to his addiction treatment facilities located in Orange County, California. According to court documents and evidence…
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Former West Virginia Physician Pleads Guilty to Federal Opioid Crime
Dr. Alexander V. Otellin, 57, formerly of Charleston, pleaded guilty to the unlawful distribution of oxycodone. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 27, 2017, Otellin…
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Licensed Professional Counselor Indicted in $2 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A 46-year-old resident of Mission has been taken into custody on charges of healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud the Texas Medicaid Program….
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Former Alabama Oncologist Pleads Guilty to Illegal Opioid Prescribing
A former oncologist in Decatur has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing drugs, including oxycodone and hydrocodone. Sammy Fuad Becdach, 57, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful distribution and dispensing…
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