Ohio Medical Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Ankita Singh, 42, formerly of Maumee, Ohio, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for her role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme that defrauded the US Department of…
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Doctor Who Was Former Member of State Medical Board Convicted of Unlawfully Prescribing Opioids
A federal judge convicted a medical doctor and former member of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure (KBML) for unlawfully distributing opioids. According to court documents and evidence presented at…
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DaVita to Pay over $34M to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks
DaVita Inc., headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has agreed to pay $34,487,390 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce referrals to DaVita Rx,…
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Montana Doctor Admits Defrauding Medicare and Other Federal Health Programs
A Whitefish physician accused in connection with alleged schemes to defraud government health programs admitted on Wednesday to falsely billing Medicare and other health programs in a telemedicine scheme that…
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Florida Man Charged with Six Felonies for Mail-Order Pharmacy and Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16, 2024, against Franz (aka “Frank”) Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Florida, for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation…
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Owner of Ohio Home Healthcare Agency Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud
The owner of a home healthcare agency who was found guilty of Medicaid fraud was sentenced today in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Dorreetha…
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Former Alabama Pain Management Doctors Resentenced
Xiulu Ruan and John Patrick Couch, both formerly pain management doctors practicing in Mobile, Alabama, were resentenced to 252 months and 240 months, respectively. In 2017, a jury convicted Ruan…
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Kindred and Related Entities Agree to Pay $19.428M to Settle Federal and State False Claims Act Lawsuits
Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, has agreed to pay $19.428 million to resolve allegations that Kindred at Home and related entities (Kindred) knowingly submitted false claims and knowingly retained…
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Ohio Nurse Accused of Stealing Narcotic Pain Meds from 3 Nursing Homes Indicted
A licensed practical nurse indicted Tuesday is accused of stealing prescription narcotic pain medications from three Ohio nursing homes.
Read More »Minnesota Executives Sentenced to Prison for Orchestrating Multimillion Dollar Fraud Schemes
Two medical services company executives have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution to their victims for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme. According to court documents, Khemwattie Singh,…
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