Man Charged with Stealing Oxycodone While He Was an Official at Two Queens Nursing Homes
A former director at two Queens nursing homes is criminally charged with stealing more than 1,500 oxycodone pills, which were meant to be destroyed.
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New Jersey Health System Settles Matter Alleging it Received Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
An Atlantic County health system entered into a settlement agreement with the United States resolving allegations that the non-profit company violated the False Claims Act by taking a loan from…
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Oklahoma Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $115K to Resolve Allegations of Illegally Dispensing Controlled Drugs
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Thackerville Pharmacy and its owner, Nurse Practitioner Dana Sprott, have agreed to pay $115,000.00 to settle allegations…
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Testing Laboratory Co-owner Sentenced for $3.8 Million in Fraudulent Billing
A former St. Louis County healthcare company owner was sentenced to 20 months in prison and fined $100,000 for submitting more than $3.8 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid,…
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Ohio Nursing Home Maintenance Worker Charged with Sexual Assault of a Resident
A maintenance worker at Dixon Healthcare in Wintersville has been charged with sexual assault after an incident last week at the facility.
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Florida Medical Equipment Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Florida man pleaded guilty to evading nearly $2.4 million in taxes on income he earned from his business. According to court documents and statements made in court, Roger Whitman,…
Read More »Ohio Nursing Home Caregiver Indicted, Accused of Putting out Cigarette on Patient
The Mahoning County Grand Jury handed down an indictment against a nursing home caregiver, accused of putting out a cigarette on a patient’s arm.
Read More »Louisiana Nursing Home Employees Arrested for Theft in Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of three people for planning and carrying out a burglary, in the Hardwater Lake community.
Read More »Illinois Dentist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Patients
A Rochester, Illinois, dentist, Phillip M. Jensen, 63, pleaded guilty on August 2, 2024, to two counts of drug diversion, two counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, one…
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Oklahoma Physician Pays over $600k to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
This week, Dr. Azhar Shakeel, MD agreed to pay $619,994 to the government to resolve a pending lawsuit filed by the United States and the State of Oklahoma pursuant to…
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