PA “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Illegal Opioid Distribution
Dr. Spiro Y. Kassis, 66, of Plymouth Township, PA was sentenced to 48 months’ incarceration, two years’ supervised release and a $25,000 fine after pleading guilty to 14 counts of…
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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain to Pay $15.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Inappropriate Therapy
Guardian Elder Care Holdings, Inc., and its related companies will pay $15,466,278 to settle claims that the skilled nursing home chain provided medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy to residents in order…
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Former Michigan Healthcare Consultant Who Used Faked Credentials to Obtain More than $1.4 Million Pleads Guilty
A former healthcare consultant pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion relating to her scheme to be employed under false pretenses as a highly paid healthcare consultant. According to…
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Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Conspiring to Steal Reports from City Police Department
A Metamora, Michigan, business owner pleaded guilty to tax evasion and conspiring to steal from an organization receiving federal funds. According to court documents and statements made in court, Anthony…
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Brooklyn Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Companies Pleads Guilty to Participating in $9 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Greg Miller, 60, pled guilty to participating in a $9 million scheme to defraud providers of “no-fault” insurance plans. As part of the scheme, Miller and his co-conspirators billed insurance…
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Michigan Nursing Home Worker Charged with Abusing 91-Year-Old Woman
Security cameras were rolling at the Advantage Living Center as the worker manhandled the 91-year-old resident, according to authorities.
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FDA Takes Action with Indian Government to Protect Consumers from Illicit Medical Products
The US Food and Drug Administration announced that its first bilateral enforcement operation with the Government of India, stopped approximately 500 shipments of illicit, and potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit against State Representative and Her Company Settles out of Court
A wrongful death case brought against a Washington state representative and her senior care business has settled out of court.
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Georgia Nursing Home Company Fined $100,000 and Banned from Doing Business in Kansas for 10 Years
A Georgia nursing home company has been banned from doing business in Kansas for 10 years and fined $100,000 for failing to protect patient and employee records. AltaCare Corporation, of…
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Chicago Woman Found Guilty for Role in $7 Million Scheme to Defraud Medicare
A federal jury found a Chicago woman, Angelita Newton, 42, guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of approximately $7 million between 2011 and 2017. According to…
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