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….
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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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Kentucky Doctor Faces Federal Civil False Claims Allegations
Owensboro Dr. Kishor N. Vora faces civil False Claims Act allegations for executing an elaborate and extensive scheme to maximize profits at the expense of both patients and Medicare, announced…
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Fraud Suits, DOJ Probes Await Nursing Homes after Virus Abates
Mounting coronavirus infections and deaths at U.S. nursing homes will spur a storm of private litigation under a federal anti-fraud statute and possible criminal investigations by a Justice Department eager…
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Prominent Physician of Dunn, North Carolina, Agrees to Pay up to $8.8 Million to Resolve Allegedly Fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid Claims
Dr. Ibrahim Oudeh, his wife Teresa Sloan-Oudeh, and Dr. Oudeh’s medical practice agreed to relinquish approximately $3,300,000 worth of assets and further agreed to a conditional consent judgment in the…
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Michigan Doctor Charged in Medicare and COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Schemes
Dr. Charles Mok, 56, of Washington, Michigan, was charged in a criminal complaint for his alleged role in a healthcare fraud scheme which involved submitting false claims to Medicare for…
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Nursing Home Worker Accused of Stealing Diamond Ring & Credit Card from Woman Who Died of Coronavirus
A Colorado woman has been accused of stealing the diamond ring and credit card of a woman dying of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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