Doctor Pays $471K to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability
In a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Government, an orthopedic surgeon has agreed to pay $471,221.46 to resolve allegations that he knowingly accepted illegal kickback payments in exchange for…
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Man posed as a nurse at Ohio home health agencies for four years
Cincinnati — A Hamilton County man is accused of posing as a nurse and working at two home health agencies. Authorities say Martez Morris, 27, went undetected for four years.
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Nursing Assistant Receives Jail Sentence for Stealing from Wheelchair-Bound Veteran
Philadelphia—United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jacoya Brazzle, 31, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to eight months’ incarceration, five years supervised release and full restitution by United States…
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Fire at Oklahoma nursing home leaves dozens displaced
A fire in a nursing home in Cushing on Tuesday caused the complete evacuation of residents.
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IA Nurse Guilty of Drug Theft and Tampering
Katie Louise Boll, age 31, from Manchester, Iowa, a nurse who took hydrocodone and morphine from patients, pleaded guilty September 3 in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Boll was convicted…
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WV Man Guilty of Illegally Accessing Veterans’ Medical Records
A Huntington man pled guilty to illegally accessing the medical records of six veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeffrey Miller, 39, an employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration…
Read More »AZ Woman with Revoked Nursing License Guilty of Fraud
Chandler, AZ — A woman with a revoked nursing license who was caught using fake documents to get a real license has been sentenced. Laura Lynn Bell was sentenced on…
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WA Nurse Wins $260,000 Judgment over Domestic Violence Leave
A Spokane nurse has won a $260,000 judgment against the former owners of Deaconess Hospital after she lost her job in 2015 following her denied request for paid leave because…
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Illinois Home Residents Hospitalized with Legionnaires’ Disease
Kane County Health officials are investigating the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sent four residents of a Batavia retirement community to the hospital.
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Home Healthcare Owner Guilty of Defrauding Georgia Medicaid
Diandra Bankhead, the owner and operator of Elite Homecare (“Elite”), an Atlanta-based home healthcare provider, has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid by submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for services that…
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