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Flagstaff, Ariz., violated federal law by refusing to hire male applicants because of their gender and retaliated against a male applicant who complained about the sex discrimin­ation, the U.S. Equal…

Dr. Robert Moreno, Cheryl Moreno, William “Bill” Collins, Accutrack Medical Claims Service, LLC, and El Paso Integrated Physicians Group, P.A. paid $2,929,162 to settle allegations that they defrauded the U.S….

In a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Government, an orthopedic surgeon has agreed to pay $471,221.46 to resolve allegations that he knowingly accepted illegal kickback payments in exchange for…

Katie Louise Boll, age 31, from Manchester, Iowa, a nurse who took hydrocodone and morphine from patients, pleaded guilty September 3 in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Boll was convicted…

Chandler, AZ — A woman with a revoked nursing license who was caught using fake documents to get a real license has been sentenced. Laura Lynn Bell was sentenced on…

Diandra Bankhead, the owner and operator of Elite Homecare (“Elite”), an Atlanta-based home healthcare provider, has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid by submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for services that…

Peter Dunne, a 46-year-old certified nursing assistant, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female patient.  

Lacey Staveley, 36, an Iowa licensed practical nurse (LPN) who stole pain medications from her elderly and vulnerable patients at two Waterloo-area nursing homes, was sentenced August 29, 2019, to…

Houston — A total of 41 individuals have been charged in nine indictments for their alleged involvement in a network of “pill mill” clinics and pharmacies. Those charged include medical…

When an ambulance transport company went bankrupt in North Carolina, two people started a new fake company to bill Medicare for ambulance trips that never happened, according to a federal…