Gulf Coast Healthcare Fraud Law Enforcement Action Results in Charges against 34 Individuals
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced an expansive healthcare fraud enforcement operation across the Gulf Coast, involving charges against a total of 11…
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Pharmacy Owners Agree to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
Philadelphia, PA — United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that the owners of E-Z Pharmacy in Philadelphia have agreed to pay $1,100,000 to resolve liability under the False Claims…
Read More »Nursing Home Vendor to Pay $8.5 Million to Resolve False Claims
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced an $8.5 million civil settlement to resolve two False Claims Act cases. The lawsuits were filed by whistleblowers Ravi Srivastava and Peter…
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US Files Suit against Pharmacy, Pharmacy Owner, and Pharmacist-in-Charge for Alleged False Billing
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against G & A Somerton Pharmacy LLC (“Somerton”), its owner Polina Khodak, and…
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Woman Who Was Missing after Detroit Nursing Home Fire Has Been Found
A woman who was missing after a nursing home fire Monday morning in Detroit has been found safe.
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Ex-Employee of Florida Nursing Home Accused of Abusing Elderly Man
Kayla Oeth, 27, a former employee of a Gulf Breeze nursing home, was arrested September 16 after she allegedly abused an elderly man, causing open wounds and bruises to appear…
Read More »California Nurse Aide Who Raped Patient Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Jeremias Frago-Rodriguez, 63, a former nursing assistant who pleaded no contest to rape and oral copulation of an incapacitated, 72-year-old woman at a skilled-nursing facility in downtown Palo Alto, was…
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OSHA: Opioid Toolkit for Employers
A new employer toolkit from the National Safety Council aims to help employers create workplace safety programs focused on opioids.
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Louisiana woman arrested for posing as LPN
Sandra Jeannett Martin, 59, a Shreveport woman, was arrested for posing as a licensed practical nurse at a local nursing home, said Sheriff Steve Prator.
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Sacramento nurse charged in $31 million Medicare kickback scheme
A Sacramento registered nurse has been charged in a massive Medicare fraud scheme that cost the federal healthcare program $31 million in payouts, court documents say.
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