A dentist from Macomb County has been sentenced to serve 218 days in jail and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution for committing a Medicaid fraud scheme. David Johnson, 51, of Chesterfield Township, also was sentenced to five years … Read More
The former owner of Livernois Dental has been sentenced to about seven months in jail for Medicaid fraud and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Wednesday. Read more at Crain’s Detroit Business
A dentist was sentenced to 20 months in jail after pleading no contest in December to charges of performing unnecessary work on several patients in Daly City and then stealing someone’s identity to seek other dental jobs, San Mateo County … Read More
RICHMOND, VA – A Mechanicsville dentist was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid and four dental insurers of approximately $783,000. According to court documents, Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen Allen, was the owner and operator … Read More
A Mechanicsville dentist who defrauded Medicaid and several insurance companies out of $783,000 from 2013 to 2016 was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison. In pleading guilty to health care fraud last December, Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen … Read More
A Hanover County dentist faces a possible prison term when sentenced Friday for defrauding Medicaid and four insurance companies out of more than $783,000. Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen Allen, the owner and operator of Atlee Station Family Dentistry … Read More
PHOENIX — The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced that two women were arrested for allegedly performing unlicensed dental work in a Glendale office. Melissa M. Pavey, 45, and Jolene E. Houchens, 38, were accused of performing unlicensed tooth extractions and … Read More
Certain occupations are inherently more dangerous than others. But whether you are a dentist, lawyer, or business executive, your business can become a target of employee fraud. When fraud does occur, what happens next? How will you feel? And as … Read More
Dental practices are reporting to Henry Schein Practice Solutions that they have received calls from an individual posing as a company employee who then asks for remote access to the office servers. The company in late January stated that, according … Read More
It was an angry scene that lasted for weeks in the spring of 2015 along an uphill stretch of University Boulevard. Parents protested how a Jacksonville dentist had abused their children in his office nearby. Howard Sheldon Schneider had pulled … Read More
It’s a familiar scenario: Two friends reconnect at a dental convention, share a few stories, and decide to meet again. In just a few months, Bill found himself at Paul’s lake house for a “fishing trip,” laughing and telling tall … Read More
For years, his company has been under fire over allegations its dentists performed painful, unnecessary work on children in a scheme to bilk Medicaid. Yet Kool Smiles’ chief dental officer, Dale G. Mayfield, since 2016 had a say in how … Read More
BALTIMORE, Md. – The State of Maryland will receive over $1,000,000 from a company as part of a settlement, after officials say the company made false Medicaid claims for dental procedures. Source: Md. to receive over $1M in Medicaid fraud settlement … Read More
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — A Mount Vernon dentist was ordered bound over for trial this week in Lawrence County Circuit Court on three counts of Medicaid fraud and a single count of obstruction. Associate Court Judge Scott Sifferman found probable … Read More
A national dental chain has paid $1.7 million to Massachusetts to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed the state’s Medicaid program for medically unnecessary and expensive dental work on pediatric patients. The payment is part of a $23.9 million global … Read More
A dental management company with multiple Texas clinics has agreed to a nearly $24 million settlement with federal prosecutors after being accused of submitting false claims to state Medicaid programs – including Texas’ – and performing unnecessary dental work on … Read More
A Texas dentist’s office prepared to give a man a new — and very expensive — smile, but instead the staff got a call that made them frown when police revealed the patient was a fraud. The unidentified man went … Read More
TRENTON – A “mobile” dentist who fraudulently billed nursing homes and elderly patients for work that was not done in some cases will spend the next eight years in prison and must pay $7 million in restitution, Attorney General Christopher … Read More
Federal prosecutors are seeking additional damages from an Idaho woman who acted as a dentist despite being licensed only as a dental hygienist. Cherie R. Dillon, 62, of Fruitland, drilled and pulled teeth, provided patients with fillings and dentures, and … Read More
BOISE (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking higher restitution from a Fruitland woman who authorities say performed work as a dentist and billed insurance companies despite being licensed as a dental hygienist. Cherie R. Dillon pleaded guilty in January to … Read More
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin said a former Charleston dentist’s personal wealth was accumulated at the cost of keeping some of his patients addicted to opioids and defrauding Medicaid as he sentenced him to prison Thursday morning. In front of … Read More
A now-closed Fort Dodge teeth whitening business may have been operating without a license, according to the Fort Dodge Police Department, and may have been involved in theft and fraud. Smile Labs of Fort Dodge LLC, which was formerly located … Read More
A Hanover County dentist pleaded guilty Wednesday in a four-year health care fraud scheme that netted more than $783,000 from Medicaid and four dental insurers. Maryam E. Zarei, 47, of Glen Allen, the owner and operator of Atlee Station Family … Read More
Despite her claims to the contrary, a state appeals court panel has found that a woman committed insurance fraud when she lied so she could get her teeth fixed. Amy Lee Palmer sent a forged a letter from an insurer … Read More
Police arrested a 55-year-old San Antonio man Monday accused of practicing dentistry without a license and performing an eight-hour surgery on a woman that caused “extreme damage” to her mouth. Isidro De Jesus Manjarres now faces a charge of practicing … Read More
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – An Osceola County judge denied two motions Monday to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 17-year-old boy. The lawsuit alleges the 17-year-old stopped breathing during a dental procedure at a dental office … Read More
A hearing starts Monday for the dentist who cared for five-year-old Amber Athwal before she suffered brain damage while under a general anesthetic a year ago. Dr. William Mather faces a charge of unprofessional conduct under the Health Professions Act. … Read More
LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) – A Macomb County dentist facing over two dozen charges in a Medicaid fraud scheme was arrested last week in the Dominican Republic, according to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. David Johnson, 51, is facing 27 separate … Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced a lawsuit Sept. 21 against a Fairfield dentist over allegations of defrauding the state’s Medicaid program. The defendant … Read More
STAMFORD — The owner of a city dental practice who used the records of a retired dentist to bill insurance companies for more than 10 years of work that was never performed has been sentenced to a year and one … Read More
The state has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against a Fairfield dentist alleging that he engaged in a long-term, pervasive scheme to defraud Connecticut’s Medicaid program out of more than $900,000. Aram Agadjanian, also known as Aram Yuri Agadzanov, … Read More
SAN JOSE — He ignored a judge’s order, then the state Dental Board. Now, a former San Jose dentist, whose license has been revoked, is in trouble with Santa Clara County authorities for allegedly practicing anyway — and billing insurance … Read More
Antoine Skaff, 58, entered his guilty plea to health care fraud. Skaff also entered into a civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the West Virginia … Read More
