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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Missouri Nurse’s Aide Charged with Stealing Drugs from Patients
A nurse’s aide has been charged for allegedly stealing pain relief patches from hospice-care patients.
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A nurse’s aide has been charged with sexually touching three “helpless” patients at two nursing homes in Bergen County.
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US Attorney Sues Spinal Device Company and Its Executives for Allegations that they Paid Kickbacks to Surgeons
The US Attorney’s Office has filed a civil healthcare fraud complaint against SpineFrontier, Inc.; Impartial Medical Experts, LLC (IME); Kingsley Chin, the founder and CEO of SpineFrontier; Aditya Humad, the…
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Youngstown Physician Indicted for Operating a “Pill Mill” That Distributed Controlled Substances, Including Opioids, and Causing the Deaths of Two Patients
Martin Escobar, age 57, of Youngstown, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a 145-count indictment charging the unlawful distribution and dispensation of controlled substances, causing the deaths…
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Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Adderall, Oxycodone
A Fairfax medical doctor pleaded guilty today to illegally diverting Adderall and oxycodone to six different patients, including a patient who suffered from opioid addiction and later died of a…
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