US Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint in COVID-19 Fraud Case
The United States filed a civil complaint to recover more than $543,000 from individuals based in China who purported to sell face masks and N-95 respirators at inflated prices but…
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Michigan Hearing Aid Salesmen Convicted of Committing Healthcare Fraud
A Macomb County hearing aid dealer pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud. This follows the conviction on the same charge on…
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Reno Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hundreds of Surgical Masks from Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Peter Lucas, 35, of Reno, pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of surgical masks from a supply cart at the Ioannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center in Reno. According to court…
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Alabama Woman Sentenced to Five Years’ Probation for Forging Prescriptions for Hydrocodone
Lane Hamblin (40, of Spanish Fort) was sentenced to five years’ probation after pleading guilty to obtaining hydrocodone using forged prescriptions. Prior to her arrest in this case, Hamblin worked…
Read More »Chinese Manufacturer Charged with Exporting Misbranded and Defective Masks Falsely Purporting to be N95 Respirators
A Chinese manufacturer was charged with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly half a million misbranded and defective masks that falsely…
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Alaska Neurology Center LLC and Its Owner to Pay $2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Fraudulent Medical Billing
Anchorage-based Alaska Neurology Center LLC and its owner, Franklin Ellenson, M.D., have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the medical practice knowingly submitted false…
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Illinois Man Admits Role in $4.6 Million Healthcare Fraud Related to Genetic Testing
Kyle D. McLean, 36, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, admitted his role in a scheme to defraud the Medicare Program in connection with fraudulent orders for genetic tests. McLean and certain…
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $100,000 from Medical Services Company
William Britt Harvey, 45, of Lecompte, Louisiana, was sentenced to serve two years in federal prison and three years of supervised release following his prison term for stealing over $100,000…
Read More »Illinois Man Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Operating a Medical Equipment Reseller Business that Defrauded Victims of More Than $250,000
A federal grand jury has indicted a Rochester, Ill., man, Chase Brown, 20, on fraud charges for allegedly operating a medical equipment reseller business that defrauded businesses from various states…
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Wife of Alabama ‘Group Home’ Owner Arrested for Elder Abuse
The wife of a man arrested for elder abuse after deputies found six veterans living in “deplorable” conditions earlier this week has joined her husband in the Mobile County Metro…
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