Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to $3.5M Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
An Arlington man pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud that resulted in losses of over $3.5 million. According to court documents, Onkur Lal, 29,…
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Remarks on the Resolution of Civil and Criminal Investigations into Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
The global settlement announced today involves the company pleading guilty to three felony counts for defrauding the United States and violating the Anti-Kickback Statute from 2009 to 2017. In addition…
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CEO and CFO of Kentucky Medical Companies Sentenced to Prison
After a joint investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the IRS, US District Court Judge Karen K. Caldwell sentenced two Kentucky healthcare companies’…
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Medical Assistant Admits Role in Genetic Testing Kickback and Bribery Scheme
Shanelyn Kennedy, 25, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a medical assistant, admitted participating in a conspiracy to receive bribes and kickbacks in exchange for ordering genetic tests. Kennedy worked as a medical…
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Former FL Caregiver Arrested for Grand Theft in Connection to Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a former caregiver for grand theft. Dorothy L. Mitchem submitted fraudulent timesheets…
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TX woman accused of stealing from nursing home patients after requesting urine samples
A woman was arrested after police in two Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs say she abused her role as a lab technician working in nursing homes by requesting urine samples from residents…
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Ohio Nursing Home Owner to Plead Guilty in $59M Bank Fraud Scheme
A Blue Ash nursing home operator will plead guilty to bank fraud in a $59 million check-kiting scheme involving two banks, including Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank.
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AG Healey Indicts Seven Individuals in Connection with Personal Care Attendant Fraud
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her office secured indictments against seven individuals in connection with a coordinated criminal sweep of fraud and abuse in the state’s Personal Care Attendant…
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TX Nursing Homes under Investigation for Giving IV Vitamin Infusions without Doctor’s Orders
State inspectors are investigating whether Texas nursing homes improperly administered IV vitamin infusions to residents without signed doctor’s orders.
Read More »NY Pain Doctor Going to Prison for 70 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances
Dr. Eugene Gosy, 60, of Clarence, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and healthcare fraud, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison. Dr. Gosy and…
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