NJ Man Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Using Fraudulent Invoices to Steal from Hospitals, Clinics, and Doctors’ Offices across US
Robert S. Armstrong, 49, was sentenced to 65 months in prison for mailing thousands of fraudulent invoices to hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices throughout the United States. Operating under the…
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NYC nurse steals coronavirus patient’s credit card as he was on a ventilator and uses it to buy $60-worth of groceries and gas
A New York nurse has been arrested for stealing a dying coronavirus patient’s credit card to buy $60-worth of groceries and gas, police say.
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Texas Man Admits Role in Nearly $5 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A 57-year-old Houston man has entered a guilty plea in Corpus Christi federal court for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud, announced US Attorney Ryan Patrick. Ravinder Syal admitted he engaged…
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DOJ settles False Claims Act Allegations with Seattle Physician, His Pain Clinics, and His Drug-Testing Lab
The US Department of Justice and the Washington State Attorney General settled a False Claims Act investigation involving Seattle Pain Center, Northwest Analytics, and owner/physician Dr. Frank Danger Li. Dr….
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Former Healthcare President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling over $763,000 and Tax Evasion
Robert R. Burton, 50, of Madisonville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to embezzling $763,887 from Omnis Health Inc. and tax evasion. According to court documents, between July 2013 and May 2017, Burton…
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Connecticut Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Pays $295K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations
Connecticut Counseling Centers (“CCC”) has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which it will pay more than $295,000 to resolve allegations that it…
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Alabama Doctor Pleads Guilty to Prescribing Controlled Substances and Healthcare Fraud; Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Paul Roberts, MD, 48, of Fultondale, Ala, a physician and former co-owner of Southeast Urgent Care in Fultondale, pleaded guilty to prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and…
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Lexington Foot and Ankle Center Agrees to Pay $750,000 to Resolve Allegations of Violations of the False Claims Act
Lexington-based podiatry practice Lexington Foot and Ankle Center, PSC and Dr. Michael Allen have agreed to resolve civil allegations that they violated the False Claims Act, agreeing to pay the…
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Owner of Florida Treatment Facility Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Marcus Anderson (34, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set….
Read More »Milwaukee Pain Management Clinic and Physician Agree to Pay At Least $1.35 Million to Resolve Allegations They Violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute
United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that Center for Pain Management, S.C. (“CPM”), and its owner, Dr. Nosheen Hasan, agreed to pay at least $1.35 million to resolve allegations…
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