Connecticut Counselor Admits Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $1.6 Million
Rachel Collins, 44, of Hamden, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before US District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to healthcare fraud. According to court documents…
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Six Indicted in Scheme to Defraud DC Medicaid Program
Omolere Omomowo, 43, a resident of Laurel, Maryland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who led several companies that claimed to provide mental health rehabilitative services to some of the District’s most…
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Former Medical Center Employee Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Repay over $8M
Today, US District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Leslie Ann Ameen, 63, of Tulsa, for Wire Fraud. She was ordered to serve 49 months in prison, followed by three years…
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Former Montana Nurse Practitioner Admits Healthcare Fraud; Received Nearly $600K in False Claims
A former nurse practitioner in Butte admitted to prescribing controlled substances despite having a suspended license and to falsely billing an insurance company approximately $61 million for vitamin B-12 injections…
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Russian Ransomware Gangs Disrupt Patient Care
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) are delivering this Joint Threat Bulletin to inform readers of the potential for cascading impacts from…
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Federal Court Permanently Prohibits Ohio Physician from Prescribing Opioids and Imposes $4.7M Judgment
A federal court prohibited a Sandusky, Ohio-area physician from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances and ordered him to pay $4.7 million in a case alleging violations of the Controlled…
Read More »Escambia County Pays $3.5 Million to Settle FCA Lawsuit
Escambia County, Florida, paid the United States $3,500,000 to resolve allegations that the county violated the False Claims Act by falsely billing government healthcare programs for emergency medical services and…
Read More »Massachusetts Caregiver Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Dorabela Medeiros, age 43, of Andover, Massachusetts, has been convicted of class B felony Medicaid Fraud — False Claims and class B felony…
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Michigan AG Files Lawsuit Against Regeneron Alleging Fraudulent Drug Price Reporting for Eye Medication
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the attorneys general for Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington have filed suit in federal district court against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (PDF), a New…
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Kentucky Attorney General Releases Elder Abuse Prosecution Manual
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today the Attorney General’s Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control released the 2024 Elder Abuse Prosecution Manual. The comprehensive resource includes best practices for…
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