Florida AG Announces Arrest of Home Services Provider for Defrauding Taxpayers

Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with the assistance of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, announced the arrest of the owner of Amirah Healthcare LLC, a Medicaid-funded home and…

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Illinois Nursing Home Resident Whistleblower Protections Signed into Law by Governor

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill into law March 21 to protect nursing home residents from retaliation if they report abuse or neglect.

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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 21 Months’ Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that, on March 21, 2025, Justin Drew Hanson was sentenced to 21 months’ incarceration for paying…

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Hollywood Hills Man Sentenced for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks

A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for paying illegal kickbacks for patient referrals to his addiction treatment facilities located in Orange County. Casey Mahoney,…

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Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid

A federal jury convicted a Kentucky doctor, a Texas businessman, and a Kentucky woman for their roles operating a scheme out of a series of addiction treatment facilities in Kentucky…

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NJ Pain Clinic Admits Healthcare Fraud and Agrees to Criminal and Civil Penalties

A pain clinic with locations in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties admitted to overbilling insurance companies for services provided. Pain Specialists, PA, with locations in Northfield, Vineland, and Cape…

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California Doctors Settle $375K Fraud Allegations Over Electroacupuncture Devices

Zachary J. Lipman MD, of Chico, has paid $290,000 to the United States and Michael Woo-Ming MD, of Murrieta, has agreed to pay $85,000 to the United States to resolve…

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Caregiver Sentenced for Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of Tavonia Stackhouse, 47, of Randallstown, Maryland, and Monica Brown, 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable…

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West Virginia Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud

Shawn R. Blankenship, 54, of Winfield, pleaded guilty to four counts of healthcare fraud. According to court documents and statements made in court, Blankenship is a licensed nurse practitioner and…

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Former Director of Michigan Peer Center Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Center

Tanya Hobson, 45, of Kingston, pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement-Agent or Trustee – $200 or more but less than $1,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. As part…

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