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.
Read More »Former SC Hospital Aide Accused of Stealing Patients’ Phones, Sending Herself Money
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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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…
Read More »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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