Nursing Home Would Have 10-Plus Years to Pay $1 Million Owed to the State of Iowa
An Iowa nursing home that owes taxpayers more than $1 million has negotiated a 10-year payment plan with state officials. In May, the for-profit facility filed for bankruptcy, listing $1.3…
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Nationwide Home Healthcare and Hospice Provider to Pay $3.85M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Intrepid USA, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and various wholly-owned subsidiaries (Intrepid) have agreed to pay $3,850,000 to resolve allegations that Intrepid violated the False Claims Act in connection with…
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Missouri Man Sentenced for Home Healthcare Fraud
US District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced a man who used his brother’s identity to fraudulently obtain money from the Missouri Medicaid Program to six months of incarceration and six…
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Pair Accused of Kickback Scheme Involving Lab Testing
An indictment has accused a Missouri man and an Alabama woman of engaging in an illegal kickback scheme involving genetic and COVID-19 tests given to seniors. Willie Ann Cleveland and…
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Ohio Woman Accused of $1.5 Million Medicaid Scheme Is Arrested in Texas
A 36-year-old Ohio woman indicted earlier this year for allegedly stealing $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid was apprehended in Texas after months on the lam, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost…
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US Attorney Announces $600K False Claims Act Settlement with Medical Practice and Its Owners
The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Orange Medical Care, PC and its owners, Ashikkumar A. Raval and Manish A. Raval (together, the “Ravals”…
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare of $39.5 Million
A Florida man pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $39.5 million. Christopher Spellman, 22, of Port Richey, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of…
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Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Drug Distribution
Christopher Viagrande, age 42, of Latham, New York, pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. Viagrande admitted that from…
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Georgia Nursing Home Worker Accused of Stealing Thousands from Residents
A former caregiver at a nursing home facility in Forsyth County has been indicted for alleged financial crimes against elderly residents.
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The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said a former hospital aide has been arrested for financially taking advantage of hospital patients.
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