Former CFO of Connecticut Healthcare Staffing Agency Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charge
Pamela Smith, 72, of Kirkland, Washington, formerly of Guilford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of a false tax return. According to court documents and statements made in…
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Texas Company Agrees to Reimburse Medicare for Improper Billing Related to Neurostimulators
Spinal Decompression Clinic of Texas (“SDCT”) has agreed to pay $330,898.00 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the alleged improper billing of electro-acupuncture device neurostimulators. From August…
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Former HHS-OIG Special Agent and Others Indicted in South Florida
A South Florida federal grand jury indicted a former federal agent and three other Miami-Dade residents for their alleged roles in an operation that involved illegal Oxycodone distribution, federal witness…
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Veterans Affairs Respiratory Therapist Sentenced to Prison for Stealing and Selling Medical Supplies
A respiratory therapist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Seattle was sentenced to three months in prison and nine months of home confinement for theft of government property….
Read More »Patient Recruiter Convicted in $2.8 Million Telemedicine Scheme against Medicare
Ivan Andre Scott, 34, of Kissimmee, Florida, the owner of an Orlando-area telemarketing call center, was convicted for his role in a kickback scheme involving expensive genetic tests and fraudulent…
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Miami Nurse Charged with Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs
Federal prosecutors have charged a Miami nurse with fraud and other crimes in a criminal complaint that accuses him of lying on coronavirus relief loan applications and fraudulently obtaining close…
Read More »Home Health Aide Charged in 22 Count Indictment for Stealing Elderly Clients’ Identity, Banking, and Credit Card Information
Jamie Jakia Cofer, a/k/a “Anna Bell,” 24, of Lake Worth, Florida, was charged in a twenty-two count indictment with bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and fraudulent use of unauthorized access…
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Healthcare Company Indicted for Labor Market Collusion
A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Surgical Care Affiliates LLC and its related entity (collectively SCA), which own and operate outpatient medical care centers across the country,…
Read More »California Genetic Testing Lab Agrees to Pay $357,584 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A California diagnostic laboratory will pay $357,584 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted claims for genetic tests to Medicare…
Read More »Former CNA Gets 10 Years Prison for Sexually Assaulting Elderly Patients
The 19-year-old former nursing assistant convicted of having inappropriate sexual contact with two patients at a Minocqua nursing home will spend 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years extended…
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