Chicago Nursing Home Executives Charged with Operating Ponzi Scheme
The owner of a chain of nursing homes and the company’s executive vice president have been charged with fraud for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that raised millions of dollars…
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Pennsylvania VA Hospital Nurse Charged with Using her Position to Obtain Painkillers
Ann Makepeace, age 30, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws. According to the Indictment,…
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Illinois Nursing Assistant Lied about Dementia Patient’s Disappearance, Police Say
A worker at a Metro East nursing home lied to police about the disappearance of an elderly dementia patient who was later found “barely conscious” in a ravine, authorities say.
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Wisconsin Man Charged with Elder Abuse after Alleged Theft of $427,000 from Elderly Victim
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced charges against Terry Lynn Culver, 58, of Oshkosh in relation to the theft of over $427,000 from a 92-year-old resident of a nursing home. The…
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Physician and Sales Representative Charged in $2.5 Million Healthcare Fraud and with Unlawful Disclosure of Patient Information
A federal grand jury has returned a 16-count indictment charging a physician and pharmaceutical sales representative with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more…
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Michigan nurse practitioner sentenced to probation for Medicare fraud, re-using rectal devices on patients
A former Kalamazoo-area nurse practitioner was sentenced in federal court Wednesday after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and the re-using of single-use rectal pressure sensors on multiple patients.
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Maryland Home Health Aide Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Charlotte Besumbu Etongwe, 45, of Beltsville, Maryland, pled guilty in federal court to defrauding the DC Medicaid program out of more than a quarter million dollars. According to a statement…
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William M. Kelly, MD, Inc And Omega Imaging, Inc. Agree to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims
William M. Kelly Inc. and Omega Imaging Inc., together, operate 11 radiology facilities in Southern California, have agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve allegations that they…
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West Virginia Hospital Agrees to Pay $50 Million to Settle Allegations Concerning Improper Compensation to Referring Physicians
Wheeling Hospital Inc., an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, has agreed to pay the United States a total of $50,000,000 to resolve claims that it violated the…
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Owner and Two Managers of NC Healthcare Practice Agree to Pay $900,000 to Resolve Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Testing
Two former managers and the owner of the now defunct North-Carolina based Carolina Comprehensive Health Network, PA (CCHN) have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act…
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