Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Florida man pleaded guilty to his role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment. Nathan LaParl, 34, of Boca Raton, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count…
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Nursing Home Owner Charged in Misuse of Housing and Urban Development Funds
A former owner of an assisted living facility in Texarkana has been charged with misdemeanor fraud involving Housing and Urban Development funds.
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Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
Jessica Jones, 30, of Louisville Colo., and Elizabeth Putulin, 30, of Coconut Creek, Fla., each pleaded guilty in connection with a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. Jones and Putulin conspired with…
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Chicago Nursing Home Inspector Didn’t Visit Any Facility for a Year Despite Filing Dozens of Reports, Watchdog Says
A city inspector hired to monitor cases of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation at nursing and rehab facilities in Chicago didn’t show up to a facility for at least…
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US Attorneys Announce Record-Setting Drug Diversion Civil Penalty Settlement with Healthcare Corporation
McLaren Health Care Corporation (MHCC) has agreed to pay the United States $7,750,000 to resolve allegations that MHCC violated certain provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (the CSA), 21 U.S.C….
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Philadelphia Man Arrested for COVID-19 PPE Fraud
Gauravjit Singh, 26, has been charged in connection with a $700,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud scheme. Beginning in May 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Singh engaged…
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Illinois Hospital Nurse Worked under the Influence, Took Equipment, Inspector General Finds
An emergency room nurse at Stroger Hospital is said to have taken and used equipment and IV solution outside the hospital without a physician’s approval and on at least one…
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Former MI Hospital Employees and Medical Device Distributor Charged with Wire Fraud for a Scheme to Steal Medical Devices
An indictment was unsealed charging two former Beaumont employees and a medical supply distributor with wire fraud based upon a scheme to steal medical devices and/or medical supplies from Beaumont…
Read More »Justice Department Recovers over $2.2 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2020
The Department of Justice obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept….
Read More »Pharmacy Owner’s Son Admits Role in $24.8 Million Kickback Scheme
Alex Fleyshmakher, 34, the son of a former a co-owner of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy, admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to pay kickbacks and bribes to healthcare…
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