Florida Woman Arrested for Faking Medical Degrees to Become Medicaid Program Provider
Attorney General Ashley Moody has announced the arrest of a Manatee County woman who allegedly falsified academic degrees and certified medical credentials to become an approved Medicaid program provider.
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Kentucky Office Manager Sentenced to 18 Months for Drug Trafficking and Identity Theft
Wilma Thompson, 41, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for obtaining a controlled substance through the registration of another and identity theft. In her guilty plea agreement, Thompson…
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Virginia Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Adderall, Oxycodone
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Bajwa, a Fairfax medical doctor, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $30,000 for illegally diverting Adderall and oxycodone to six different patients, including a…
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Dallas Doctor Pleads Guilty to Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme on Elderly
A Dallas doctor has pleaded guilty to a felony for prescription drug diversion crimes perpetrated on elderly victims. Dr. Edward Agura, 63, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty for possession of…
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Former Norfolk Doctor Sentenced for Role in Internet Pharmacy Organization
A former Norfolk physician has been sentenced for his role in a long-running Internet pharmacy operation. US District Judge Robert G. Doumar sentenced Lawrence B. Ryan, 48, to 10 months’…
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Pennsylvania Medical Lab Owner Pleads Guilty in $1.6M Fraud Scheme
William J. Hughes, 73, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. In connection with the guilty plea, the court…
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Former Illinois Nursing Home Executive Director Accused of Stealing $20K from Residents
The former executive director of the Villas of Holly Brook nursing home in Rantoul has been accused of stealing more than $20,000 from residents.
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Kansas Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital
Julie Lynne Grant, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing fentanyl from a hospital pharmacy. Grant was a registered nurse who worked at the Hospital Corporation of America Midwest…
Read More »Nine Pharmacists Charged for Role in $12.1 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Nine pharmacists were charged in three separate indictments for their alleged participation in a $12.1 million healthcare fraud scheme executed in Detroit and southern Ohio. Auday Maki, 66, of Northville,…
Read More »Former hospital director of security pleads guilty to buying firearms with hospital funds and selling the guns for profit
Russell Richardson, 44, former DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. (DeKalb Medical) Director of Security, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently using hospital funds to acquire multiple handguns that he then sold for…
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