Two Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Licenses for Massage Therapy
United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that two individuals, including a Chinese national, were sentenced for wire fraud in a scheme to falsify education credentials to obtain massage therapy…
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NY Man Agrees to Donate PPE Valued at More Than $450,000 to Resolve Price-Gouging Case
An agreement was filed today in federal court in Central Islip resolving the criminal case against Amardeep Singh, who was charged in April 2020 with violating the Defense Production Act…
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Florida Radiology Center Pays $501,000 To Resolve Healthcare Fraud Allegations
Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte, LLC, a radiology center headquartered in Port Charlotte, Florida, has agreed to pay $501,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
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Arkansas Doctor Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Telemedicine Investigation
Dr. Lorraine De Blanche, 56, A Dallas-area doctor, pled guilty to obstructing a federal healthcare investigation. Patient complaints and a surge in claims for durable medical equipment (DME) and compounded…
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Firm accused of scamming families who sought help with nursing homes costs must pay $1.7M
New Jersey regulators have obtained a nearly $1.7 million judgment against a Lakewood company officials say scammed consumers when they promised to help with Medicaid applications to pay for costly…
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Virginia Doctor to Serve 90 Months in Prison on Healthcare Fraud
Frank Purpera Jr., 45, the former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury in January 2020 of…
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Doctor Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone Pills
Ruvim Krupkin, 69, a New York state-licensed doctor, pled guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute large quantities of oxycodone from a medical office in Brooklyn, New York. Krupkin, a licensed…
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Grand Jury Indicts Missouri Psychiatrist and Business Partner in Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Dr. Franco Sicuro, of Chesterfield, Missouri, and Carlos Himpler, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were indicted on multiple charges of conspiracy and healthcare fraud charges. The indictment charges that as part…
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Imposter Nurse Sentenced for Wire Fraud, Healthcare Fraud and Identity Theft
Misty Dawn Bacon, 44, of Morristown, was sentenced to 51 months, followed by three years of supervised release. Bacon, a convicted felon, began working in East Tennessee as a registered…
Read More »Former Co-Owner of NJ Marketing Company Admits Role in $8.8M Prescription Drug Scheme
Lisa Curty, 43, of Staten Island, New York, the former co-owner of a New Jersey marketing company, admitted her role in a scheme to defraud public and private health benefits…
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