Texas Hospital CEO to Pay over $5.3M to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving Laboratory Testing
Former hospital chief executive officer (CEO) Jeffrey Madison, of Georgetown, Texas, has agreed to pay $5,343,630 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act involving illegal payments to physicians for…
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Lehigh Valley-Area Doctor Agrees to Pay $45,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Maneesh Ailawadi, MD, has agreed to pay $45,000 plus interest to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he caused the submission of…
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Precision Toxicology to Pay $27M to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Drug Testing
Precision Toxicology, doing business as Precision Diagnostics, has agreed to pay $27 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and similar state statutes for billing Medicare, Medicaid…
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Home Health Aide Ignored 86-Year-Old Man’s Deadly Fall So She Could Go Back to Sleep
A home health aide in Florida is accused of leaving an 86-year-old man on the floor after he fell out of bed and going to sleep instead of helping him…
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Illinois Woman Punches Nursing Home Resident, Attempts to Steal His Money
Rockford Police arrested Sarah Thornton-Berry, 21, on September 25, for allegedly punching an elderly man in the head while attempting to steal money from him.
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Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $14 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
An Illinois man pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. According to court documents, Zishan Alvi, 45, of Inverness, owned and operated a laboratory in Chicago…
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Doctor Sentenced to over Two Years in Prison for Unlawful Distribution of Opioid Medications
A Las Vegas doctor was sentenced to 27 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, and a fine of $75,000 for unlawfully distributing opioid pain…
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Owner of Hawaii Physical Therapy Clinics Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
United States Attorney Clare E. Connors announced that Stephen Timothy Wells, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court to executing a scheme to defraud healthcare benefit programs through the submission of…
Read More »Physician and Office Manager Pay $450K to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
The physician and office manager of a medical practice in Jackson, Kentucky, have agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve civil allegations that the physician unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, and that…
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Electrostim Medical Services to Pay $20M for Excessive Billing and Unnecessary Supplies
Florida-based durable medical equipment supplier Electrostim Medical Services, Inc. (EMSI) and its Founder and Chairman Mario Garcia, Jr. have together agreed to pay, based on their limited ability to do…
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