Washington Doctor Settles Allegations He Submitted False Claims to Federal Healthcare Programs
The US Department of Justice resolved allegations that Dr. Joseph Upton, of Bellevue, Washington, caused the submission of false claims to Medicare. Dr. Upton agreed to pay $65,680 to resolve…
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Social Engineering: Searching for Your Weakest Link
Cyber threats targeting individuals often take the form of social engineering, where attackers attempt to convince someone to engage in actions or reveal information that can put themselves and their…
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Tennessee CNA Charged with Elder Abuse After Assaulting 90-Year-Old Resident
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) at a Tennessee nursing home has been charged with elder abuse after allegedly assaulting a 90-year-old resident with Alzheimer’s. The incident occurred on October 23,…
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Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Role in $6.9M Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed
A licensed pharmacist from Dearborn Heights was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for submitting claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for her role…
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Arizona Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Linh Cao Nguyen, MD, 51, of Peoria, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 24 months in prison. Over the course of several years, Nguyen engaged…
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South Carolina Nurse Aide Charged with Stealing from Vulnerable Adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Lamesha Thompson, 37 years old, of Spartanburg, SC, for one…
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Husband Accused of Killing Wife in Pennsylvania Nursing Home Shooting
An 89-year-old woman is dead and her 90-year-old husband is in the hospital after police said he shot her in an attempted murder-suicide at the Manatawny Manor retirement home in…
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Connecticut Home Health Aide Stole $30K from Elderly Man
A former home health aide has been charged with stealing $30,000 from a from an elderly Groton resident, the Day of New London reported.
Read More »Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud in $891,978 Kickback Scheme
On October 23, a New York doctor was charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. He has agreed to…
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Connecticut Woman Arrested and Charged in Scheme to Defraud Medicaid
A Stamford woman, and owner of Holistic Psychiatric Services, LLC, has been arrested and charged with submitting false claims to the Connecticut Medicaid Health Insurance Program. Iselande Desyr, age 59,…
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