TX Hospital and Subsidiary to Pay $48 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed to pay…
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FL Doctor Pleads Guilty to Performing Unnecessary Invasive Surgical Procedures on Hundreds of Patients
Dr. Moses DeGraft Johnson, 46, a dual citizen of the United States and Ghana, pled guilty to committing healthcare fraud, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Over…
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CEO of Medical Device Company Charged in COVID-19 Related Securities Fraud Scheme
Keith Berman, 67, the CEO of Decision Diagnostics Inc. (DECN), a California-based medical device company, was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud…
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TX Sleep Lab Pays over $150,000 to Resolve False Billing Claims
Apnix Sleep Diagnostics LP has paid the United States $154,824 to resolve claims that it improperly billed the Medicare program for sleep studies. A proactive review of claims data demonstrated…
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NJ EMTs accused of punching a patient in their ambulance. They say he was the aggressor.
New Jersey health authorities have suspended the certifications of three emergency medical technicians on accusations they assaulted a combative patient by punching him several times while in the back of…
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Medical Equipment Company Agrees to Pay $800,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Action
On September 23, 2020 Handicare USA (doing business as Prism Medical Services), agreed to pay the United States $800,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to the…
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Owner of Texas Chain of Hospice Companies Sentenced for $150 Million Healthcare Fraud
Rodney Mesquias, 48, of San Antonio, Texas, has been ordered to serve 20 years in prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases,…
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Ten Defendants Arrested in Home-Health Aide Fraud Scheme
Marianna Levin, Tetyana Golyak, Elena Lokshin, Svitlana Rohulya, Marina Zak, Alina Kuptsova, Maliha Ijaz, Makhinbonu Narzullaeva, Natalya Shvarts, and Inna Gekelman were charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and…
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Wisconsin Dentist Indicted for Healthcare Fraud Scheme That Involved Purposefully Damaging Patients’ Teeth
Scott Charmoli (60) of Grafton, Wisconsin, was indicted by a federal grand jury for pursuing a healthcare fraud scheme that involved purposefully damaging patients’ teeth so that he could bill…
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New Jersey Man Admits Stealing Reimbursement Checks from Medical Practice
Nuno Fernandez, 38, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, admitted stealing health insurance reimbursement checks from a Hudson County medical practice for over four years. According to documents filed in the case…
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