Lawsuit: Doctor Fired after Blowing Whistle on Medicare Fraud, Other Violations
A Chicago doctor is suing an Illinois-based medical organization, claiming she faced “fierce retaliation” and was ultimately terminated after blowing the whistle on alleged cost-cutting practices that she says put…
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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl at Connecticut Nursing Home
A New York man is accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who was visiting a relative at a Fairfield nursing home.
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Florida In-Home Nursing Assistant Accused of Theft from Wife of Elderly Man
An employee at a Florida nursing company has been accused of stealing from the wife of an 87-year-old man.
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San Diego Eye Doctors Pay $950,000 to Settle Medicare Billing Fraud Allegations
Mark D. Smith and Fane Robinson, two San Diego-area physicians, have paid the United States $948,768.18 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act by knowingly submitting…
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Former Nurse Charged for Allegedly Stealing Drugs at Arkansas Nursing Home
Talisa Milam Haygood, 49, a former nurse at an Arkansas nursing home, was arrested Dec. 20 on a felony charge for allegedly stealing medication from residents in October and falsifying…
Read More »Montana Woman to Pay $94k in Elder Theft Case after Nursing Home Business Manager Alerts Authorities
Attorney General Tim Fox announced that Del Linda Frost, 60, who recently pleaded guilty to exploitation of an older person, received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay more…
Read More »Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $38 Million Healthcare Fraud and Wire Fraud Scheme
Rodolfo Pichardo, 71, of Hialeah, Florida was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for masterminding a $38 million healthcare fraud and wire fraud scheme. His wife Marta Pichardo,…
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Federal Authorities Arrest Owner and Chief Operating Officer of TPC Family Medicine and Urgent Care Clinics in San Antonio and Laredo
In San Antonio, a federal grand jury indicted 46-year-old licensed Physician’s Assistant Christopher Felix Montoya and 40-year-old Nancy Almaguer for their roles in a Healthcare Fraud, bribery and kickback scheme….
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