Texas Woman Charged in Medicare Kickback Conspiracy
A 44-year-old McAllen woman has been charged with conspiring to pay illegal kickbacks to physicians and marketers in exchange for the referral of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney…
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NY AG Announces Sentencing of Former Hospital Payroll Employee for Stealing over $500,000
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the state prison sentence of Wendell Lewis, 32, of Brooklyn, NY, for stealing over $500,000 from two hospital systems: Interfaith Medical Center, a…
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16-Count Superseding Indictment Charges Owner of Pain MD and Three Medical Professionals in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
A 16-count superseding indictment charged Michael Kestner, 67, of Nashville, Tennessee, Brian Richey, 37, of Cookeville, Tennessee, Daniel Seeley, 58, of Batesville, Mississippi, and Jonathan White, 49, of Tullahoma, Tennessee,…
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Colorado Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone, Defrauding Employee Benefit Plans, and Falsifying Patient Files
United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Dr. John Van Wu, age 50, was sentenced to serve 51 months (4 years and 3 months) in federal prison for mail…
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Former Home Care Provider Barred after Stealing from Client
Yezica Padilla, 22, a former home care nursing assistant, may no longer care for vulnerable adults after pleading guilty to theft.
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Ohio Nursing Home Aide Had Patient’s Missing Credit Cards
Westlake, OH — A nursing home staffer was found with a patient’s missing credit cards, according to police.
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Fire Spurs Partial Evacuation of California Nursing Home
A fire at a San Pablo nursing home spurred the evacuation of three dozen patients October 11, authorities said.
Read More »Genetic Testing Company and Three Principals Agree to Pay $42.6 Million to Resolve Kickback and Medical Necessity Claims
The Justice Department announced that UTC Laboratories, Inc. (RenRX) has agreed to pay $41.6 million, and its three principals, Tarun Jolly, M.D., Patrick Ridgeway, and Barry Griffith, have agreed to…
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Illinois caregiver sued after woman in hospice found riddled with maggots
The estate of a woman who died in 2018 at a private Aurora hospice is suing the facility, arguing her emaciated body was found with “paper thin skin” and riddled…
Read More »Fresenius Agrees to Pay $5.2 Million to Resolve Allegations
Boston — The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America, Inc., the largest operator of kidney dialysis clinics in the…
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