Former Texas Licensed Counselor Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid
A San Antonio woman was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to five years of probation and six months of home confinement for healthcare fraud. According to court…
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Caregiver Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing from Elderly Texas Woman
A Huffman woman was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Marcia Nickette Remedies, 71, pleaded guilty to wire…
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Michigan Doctor and Pharmacist to Pay $700,948 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced that GMAJOS, LLC, Dr. Stephen Swetech, and Yasser Maisari have agreed to pay a total of $700,948.42 to the United States and the…
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New England Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy
A New England doctor pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute controlled substances. This is the first joint prosecution of a doctor by the Justice Department’s New England Strike Force…
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Missouri Woman Accused of $3 Million Home Healthcare Fraud
A St. Louis County business owner was indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of defrauding Missouri Medicaid out of more than $3 million over more than a decade….
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NJ Doctor’s License Revoked for $1.9M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“Board”) permanently revoked the medical license of a Monmouth County physician…
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Ohio Doctor, His Clinic Convicted of $1.5 Million Medicaid Scheme
A Columbus physician and his medical clinic were found guilty of overbilling Medicaid by $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. A Franklin County jury convicted Dr. Robert Florea…
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Physician Group to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Billing to MassHealth
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached a settlement with Evolve Health, PC, a Quincy-based physician group practice specializing in substance abuse treatment. The settlement resolves allegations that the…
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After Sexual Assault and Patient Abuse Arrest, Rhode Island Health Professional’s License Revoked
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has revoked the license of a nursing assistant whose license had been suspended following a sexual assault arrest this summer.
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RI Nursing Home Staff Suspected of Slow Response to Dying Resident, Then Forging Paperwork
Staff members at a Richfield nursing home are accused of forging a do-not-resuscitate directive after responding slowly to a patient dying, according to police.
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