Las Vegas Couple Indicted in $13 Million Fraud upon North Carolina Medicaid Program and Scheme to Launder Proceeds into Private Jet
Latisha Harron, also known as Latisha Reese Holt, 44, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Timothy Mark Harron, 50, of Las Vegas, Nevada, worked together to carry out a massive fraud…
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New Jersey Man Arrested for $45 Million Scheme to Defraud and Price Gouge New York City during COVID-19 Pandemic
Ronald Romano, 58, of Manalapan, New Jersey, was arrested for attempting to deceive and price gouge New York City (the “City”) into paying him and his co-conspirators approximately $45 million…
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Licensed Pharmacist Charged with Hoarding and Price Gouging of N95 Masks in Violation of Defense Production Act
Richard Schirripa, 66, a/k/a “the Mask Man,” a licensed pharmacist of Fort Salonga, New York, was charged with one count of violating the Defense Production Act, which carries a maximum…
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and over $3 Million in Restitution for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Branden Coluccio, 32, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. As part of his sentence, he was also ordered to…
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Former Medical Practice Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing Controlled Substances
Kristy Brucz, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a fine of…
Read More »Housekeepers Used Armed Guard to Swindle NC Dementia Patient out of $400K
A woman with dementia who lived alone in South Carolina was kept from her friends and family for two years while her purported caregivers conned her out of close to…
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Franklin, Tennessee-Based Rinova Settles Allegations of Fraudulent Operations of Former Pain MD Clinics
Franklin, Tennessee-based Rinova The Wellness Group, PC has settled the United States’ allegations that Medicare overpaid Rinova for claims that were non-payable due to fraudulent misrepresentations. The government alleged that…
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Ohio Couple Indicted for Fraudulent Medical Care Scheme
A federal grand jury in Toledo, Ohio returned a four-count indictment charging Sherry-Ann Jenkins, age 55, and Dr. Oliver H. Jenkins, age 57, both formerly of Ottawa Hills, Ohio, on…
Read More »Premier Medical Associates Agree to Pay $750,000 to Resolve Claims of False Billing
Premier Medical Associates (PMA), a medical practice located in The Villages, Florida, has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. As part of…
Read More »United States Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit against William M. Kelly, M.D. Inc. and Omega Imaging Inc.
The United States has partially intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against William M. Kelly, MD Inc. and Omega Imaging Inc. in the US District Court for the Central…
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