Tennessee Podiatrist Sentenced for $4M Foot Bath Fraud Scheme
A Tennessee podiatrist was sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare, a Medicaid program administered by the State of Tennessee, by prescribing and…
Read More »NY AG Announces Indictments of Medical Transport Companies for Stealing over $4.4M from Medicaid
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictments and arrests of five Medicaid-contracted transportation providers and their seven companies for stealing over $4.4 million from New York’s Medicaid program…
Read More »Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrator Charged with Fabricating Stalking, Harassment Threats
A former nursing home administrator fabricated stalking and harassment threats, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, who say their investigation into the threats began in April.
Read More »Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and over $2.75B in False Claims
The Justice Department today announced the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical…
Read More »Texas Medical Center Institutions Agree to Pay $15M Record Settlement Involving Concurrent Billing Claims
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (BSLMC), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Surgical Associates of Texas PA (SAT) have jointly agreed to pay $15 million to resolve claims they billed…
Read More »New Jersey AG Announces New Hanover County Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Sentencing
General Josh Stein commended his Medicaid Investigations Division (MID), the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the US Department of Health and Human Services –…
Read More »Individual Indicted for Stealing from Massachusetts Rest Home and Residents
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that an administrator of Donna Kay Rest Home, located in Worcester, was indicted in connection with a scheme to steal more than $220,000 from…
Read More »South Carolina AG Announces Arrest of Woman for Stealing from Assisted Living Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Phyllis J. Daniels, 36 years old, of Barnwell, SC, for…
Read More »South Carolina AG Announces Arrest of Nurse Charged with Stealing Drugs
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) and DHEC’s Bureau of Drug Control have arrested Heather Leigh Smith, 44…
Read More »Michigan Nurse Charged with Falsifying Medical Records Connected to Resident Fall
Tessy I. Idusuyi, 49, of East Lansing, was arraigned today in the 55th District Court in Ingham County for falsifying medical records connected to the fall of a resident under…
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