Two Connecticut Physicians Pay over $4.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Dr. Crispin Abarientos and his wife, Dr. Antonieta Abarientos, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $4,927,903 to resolve…
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Pennsylvania Woman Has Nursing License Suspended
The State Board of Nursing recently suspended the license of an Albrightsville nurse who failed to report her criminal conviction in Northampton County.
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Diversicare Health Services, Inc. Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Diversicare Health Services, Inc., has agreed to pay $9.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy…
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AseraCare Successfully Resolves Historic False Claims Act Lawsuit
AseraCare is pleased to announce that the company has reached a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice for the hospice provider’s long standing Qui Tam lawsuit which began…
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Kansas Clinic Agrees to Pay $775,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Trina Health–Wichita NW, LLC, located in Wichita, Kan., and Jack West of Dallas, Texas, one of the company’s principals, agreed to pay the United States $775,000 to resolve allegations that…
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Queens Pharmacy Owner Found Guilty of Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Role in Billing Scheme
A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against pharmacy owner Yuriy Barayev on one count of healthcare fraud and seven counts of money laundering for his role in…
Read More »Five Defendants Sentenced in South Florida to Prison Terms for Their Roles in Tricare and Medicare Fraud Scheme
US District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga sentenced five defendants, including a doctor, to federal prison terms for their roles in a scheme that defrauded Tricare and Medicare out of more…
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Tennessee Podiatrist Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances
A Tennessee podiatrist pleaded guilty for his role in unlawfully distributing controlled substances. Timothy Abbott, D.P.M., 62, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to seven counts of unlawful distribution of controlled…
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Two Los Angeles Pharmacy Owners Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme that Billed Medicare, Cigna $11.8 Million in Fraudulent Medication Claims
Two owners and operators of a Los Angeles pharmacy were both sentenced to 144 months in prison for their roles in a healthcare fraud scheme where Medicare and CIGNA were…
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Two Pennsylvania Residents Accused of $15k Theft from Woman in Nursing Home
State police accuse two Union County residents of stealing $15,000 from a woman living in a nursing home.
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