Cookeville Hospital Settles False Claims Act Allegations
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Authority, has agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The alleged conduct involved payments to physicians in…
Read More »Owner of Maine Counseling Agency Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
Nancy Ludwig, 64, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud. Ludwig also was ordered to pay $660,902 in…
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CO Neurosurgeon and Related Companies Pay $2.35 Million to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks
United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Dr. William Choi and three companies he owned have paid the United States $2.35 million to resolve civil allegations that Dr. Choi…
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 26 Months for Misuse of a Social Security Number and Aggravated Identity Theft
Alejandro Hernandez, a/k/a Eddy Wilkins, age 69, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty and was sentenced to time served (26 months in prison) for misusing a Social Security Number and…
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Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Doctor on Fraud Charges for Approving Medically Unnecessary Tests
A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a physician on fraud charges for approving medically unnecessary tests that were billed to Medicare. While working for Chicago-based Grand Medical Clinic Inc.,…
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Tenet Healthcare and Affiliated California Hospital to Pay $1.41 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Implanting Unnecessary Cardiac Monitors
Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated hospital Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC), a general medical and surgical hospital located in Palm Springs, California, have agreed to pay $1.41 million to…
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Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Kathy Marie Patrick, 61, formerly of Richlands, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of healthcare fraud. At sentencing, Patrick faces up to 20 years in federal prison…
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Former NJ Pharmacy Employee Admits Role in Multimillion Dollar Illegal Kickback Scheme
Zachary Ohebshalom, 34, Bergen County, New Jersey, admitted participating in a conspiracy to pay and accept kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary prescriptions. Beginning in May 2016, Ohebshalom participated in…
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More Elder Abuse Cases Being Reported in RI, Statistics Show
Elder abuse is happening at an alarming rate across the country, including in Southern New England, with an estimated one in 10 older adults victims.
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Owner of Medical Transportation Company Admits Defrauding Medicaid
Khalid M. Chadder, age 50, of Ticonderoga, New York, pled guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicaid. Chadder operated Chadder Imports, Inc., d/b/a Adirondack Taxi and Limo, Inc., a Medicaid-funded transportation…
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