New Jersey Man Charged with Selling Phony Prescriptions
An employee of a Mount Holly, New Jersey, medical practice was arrested for allegedly selling fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances. Jose Colon, 36, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, is charged by…
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Former Tennessee Nurse Gives up License after State Investigation
Kelsey D. Lenihan, a former nurse at a Knoxville clinic, has agreed to give up her license and multi-state privileges after a state investigation found she’d forged a doctor’s name…
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Massachusetts Registered Nurse Charged with Drug Diversion
Marietta Strickland, 61, a Dighton registered nurse, was charged by information with one count of tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled substance oxycodone, which is used…
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Leader of $50 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Targeting NJ Health Benefits Programs Pleads Guilty
William Hickman, 44, of Northfield, New Jersey, admitted leading a conspiracy that defrauded New Jersey health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million. Hickman was charged…
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Massachusetts Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion Charge
A Haverhill nurse pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to tampering with patients’ morphine. Brianna Duffy, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and…
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Three Charged in $180 Million Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
An indictment against three individuals for their alleged involvement in various schemes to defraud Medicare, TRICARE, and private insurance companies, and their conspiracy to launder the proceeds has been unsealed….
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Medicare Fraudsters Sentenced and Ordered to Pay $993,644.46 in Restitution
Jacqueline Jay Podell, 46, and Michael Wilson, 53, both of Winamac, Indiana were sentenced before US District Court Judge Philip Simon. On December 13, 2019, defendant Podell entered a guilty…
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Florida Man Charged in Telemedicine Scheme
A Florida man who supplied Medicare patient information to his co-conspirators to ultimately bill Medicare for durable medical equipment claims has been charged for his alleged participation in a kickback…
Read More »CEO and CFO of Kentucky Medical Companies Plead Guilty to Defrauding the United States
Ann Sonderman Giles, 56, and Lu Anne Wallace, 66, both of Lexington, pled guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States. According to their plea agreements, from January 2014 through…
Read More »Maine Home Healthcare Company and Owner Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A Portland home healthcare company and its owner have agreed to pay $111,200.46 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. The civil settlement agreement with the United…
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