San Francisco Acupuncturist Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Haichao Huang, 46, of San Francisco, Calif., was sentenced to 12 months in prison for committing healthcare fraud and making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to the plea…
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Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Healthcare Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Tamika Adams, 43, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program, healthcare fraud, and aggravated identity…
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Florida Dermatologist Agrees to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability for Inflated Medicare Claims
Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran and Village Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, LLC have agreed to pay the United States $1.744 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims…
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Baton Rouge Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making False Statements Relating to Healthcare Matters
Marvin Clifton, MD, age 71, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for making false statements relating to healthcare matters. The Court…
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Former Operator of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinics Agrees to Pay $1.85 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Veterans’ Wait Times
The Justice Department announced that Sterling Medical Associates Inc. (Sterling) will pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed to schedule veterans’ medical appointments…
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Kansas Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money from Stepmother in Nursing Home
A Wichita woman who stole more than $50,000 from her ailing stepmother has been sentenced to more than 2.5 years in prison.
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California Man Who Stole Doctors’ Identities to Obtain Medication Later Sold on Darknet Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
A Riverside County man, Christopher Lazenby, 29, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for running a narcotics distribution outfit that, in part, stole at least nine doctors’ DEA…
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Houston Nurse Guilty in East Texas Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A 54-year-old Houston registered nurse has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Beryl-Anne Tufon Lobe pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay for patient referrals in…
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A nurse’s aide has been charged for allegedly stealing pain relief patches from hospice-care patients.
Read More »Nursing Home Aide Charged with Sexually Touching 3 ‘Helpless’ Patients
A nurse’s aide has been charged with sexually touching three “helpless” patients at two nursing homes in Bergen County.
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