Maryland Geriatric Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Stealing Resident’s Debit Card
The Maryland Attorney General announced the sentencing of a Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) for theft involving a debit card stolen from a resident at a Baltimore nursing home. The GNA,…
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Chicago Youth Counseling Center Managers Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid of $2.5 Million
The owners of a suburban Chicago youth counseling center have been sentenced to federal prison terms for bilking Illinois Medicaid out of approximately $2.5 million through a fraudulent billing scheme….
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Doctor Pleads Guilty to Using Another’s DEA Registration Number
A Louisville Anesthesiologist pled guilty to conspiring with others in his medical practice to issue pre-signed and unsigned prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances. According to court documents, Dr. Lawrence…
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Massachusetts Former Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Oxycodone
A former nurse was sentenced for tampering with liquid oxycodone syringes at a local rehabilitation center. Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, was sentenced to three years of probation. In January…
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Oak Street Health to Pay $60M to Settle False Claims Act for Kickbacks in Medicare Advantage Scheme
Oak Street Health, headquartered in Chicago and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVS Health since 2023, has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims…
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Hair Testing Company President Gets 41 Months for Allergy Test Scam
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Kyle Tsui was sentenced to 41 months in prison for conducting a fraud scheme that…
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Michigan Caregiver Sentenced for Role in Freezing Death of Elderly Woman
Colleen Kelly O’Connor, 58, of East Lansing, was sentenced to two years of probation with the first 6-months in jail by Judge Cori E. Barkman of the 29th Circuit Court…
Read More »Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Health System over ADA Violations
On September 12, the Justice Department announced a complaint and proposed consent decree against a health system for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The health system was accused…
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Ohio Woman Gets 2½ Years for Forging POA to Steal $46K from Elderly Victim
Tanya Alahmad, 46, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced by US Judge David A. Ruiz to 30 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $46,064.30 in restitution. Alahmad pleaded guilty in…
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Iowa Auditor Faults State for Nursing Home Inspections That Violate Federal Standards
Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand said Monday that the State of Iowa is in violation of federal requirements for the timely inspection of nursing homes.
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