Louisiana Woman Indicted for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
A federal grand jury recently returned a three-count indictment charging Brittany Monroe Knapp, age 34, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, with wire fraud and identity theft. According to the indictment, from…
Read More »Imposter Nurse Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Tax Evasion
A woman formerly employed by an Ann Arbor, Michigan, healthcare consultancy was sentenced to 65 months in prison for defrauding employers of over $2.2 million and evading more than $697,000 in…
Read More »TX Registered Nurse Who Stole Fentanyl and Tampered with Patients’ Medicine Sentenced to 2 Years
Clifford Russell Harris, 38, pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. According to information presented in court, Harris, who was…
Read More »Mass. AG’s Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers More Than $45 Million for MassHealth
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her Medicaid Fraud Division has recovered more than $45 million for the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth) in federal fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1, 2019…
Read More »Mass. AG Sues National Addiction Treatment Center Chain
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her office has sued a national addiction treatment center chain for submitting millions of dollars in false claims to the state’s Medicaid program, known…
Read More »NYC Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud
Sajid Javed, an owner and operator of a number of pharmacies in the New York City area, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for using his pharmacies to submit…
Read More »WV US Attorney Announces Healthcare Fraud Settlement for over $1.2 Million
United States Attorney Mike Stuart, along with Special Agent in Charge Maureen R. Dixon, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and Special Agent…
Read More »Ohio Nursing Home Employee Charged with Stealing Checks from Resident
An Avon nursing home employee is facing felony charges after she allegedly stole checks belonging to a resident.
Read More »Former Massachusetts VA Hospice Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting and Tampering with Morphine
A Tewksbury woman pleaded guilty to charges of diverting morphine while she employed as a nurse in the hospice unit at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center campus in Bedford….
Read More »Ohio Attorney General Secures Guilty Plea of Man Posing as Nurse
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the guilty plea of a Hamilton County man who impersonated a nurse for almost four years using a stolen identity. Several patients under his…
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