Medical Group and Radiology Firm Settle $62M Medicare Fraud Case
A medical group and its subsidiary, headquartered in California, have agreed to pay $58,740,000, and their former president and majority owner, a physician, has agreed to pay $1,760,000 for allegedly…
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Medical Device Maker and Owner to Pay $550K for False Claims Act Violations
The United States has reached a settlement agreement with The Prometheus Group (Prometheus), a New Hampshire manufacturer of rectal therapeutic systems and probes, and Richard Poore, its president and sole…
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Medicare Fraud Increasing in Nebraska, Targeting DME and Other Billing Schemes
The Nebraska Department of Insurance is warning consumers after the Nebraska State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is reporting an uptick in potential fraudulent billing…
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Nursing Home Employee Killed in Parking Lot During Apparent Murder-Suicide
A domestic dispute in the parking lot of a Mississippi nursing home left a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and her shooter dead.
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Medicare Advantage Provider and Related Parties to Pay over $62M for False Claims
Seoul Medical Group Inc. and its subsidiary Advanced Medical Management Inc., headquartered in California, have agreed to pay $58,740,000 and their former president and majority owner, Dr. Min Young Cha,…
Read More »Hospital Janitorial Company to Pay $400,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
A company that provides janitorial and other services to hospitals nationwide will pay $400,000 and offer other equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the US Equal…
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Former Kentucky Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Medication
A Lexington, Ky., woman, Abigail Hall, 51, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for tampering with a consumer product. According to her plea agreement, between January 2023 and August…
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Cuban National Sentenced to over Five Years in $7.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Fernando Espinosa Leon (60) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. Espinosa…
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Iowa Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Life for Sexual Abuse and Trafficking
An Ames man was sentenced to life in federal prison on each of fifteen counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion. According to public court documents and evidence presented…
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Head Housekeeper Accused of Stealing Assisted Living Facility Resident’s Identity
The head housekeeper of an Illinois assisted living facility is accused of stealing a former resident’s identity and racking up thousands of dollars in a shopping spree around the south…
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