The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is making good on its long-held promise to ramp up oversight of home- and community-based services, … [Read more...]
The Government Rests Its Case Against Forest Park
After a morning session on Wednesday, the government rested its case against Forest Park Medical Center. They allege that the for-profit, … [Read more...]
Fake nurse admits working in 3 St. Louis area health care facilities with bogus credentials
ST. LOUIS • An Illinois prison inmate pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges and admitted using fake nursing and educational credentials to work … [Read more...]
North Texas Hospital CEO Pleads Guilty to Millions in Fraud
Former Palo Pinto General Hospital CEO Harris Brooks pleaded guilty to defrauding BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, CIGNA Texas, and United Healthcare … [Read more...]
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud New Jersey state … [Read more...]
Federal indictment in Ohio charges 6 in $48M Medicaid fraud
CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal authorities say six people have been indicted in a $48 million Medicaid fraud scheme, including a man who was viewed as a … [Read more...]
California man sentenced, ordered to pay $1.5 million for healthcare fraud
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - A Martinez man has been sentenced following a case regarding healthcare fraud. 32-year-old Jonathan Duane Austin is sentenced … [Read more...]
Los Angeles dentist pleads guilty to health care fraud charges
A Los Angeles, CA-based dentist pleaded guilty on Thursday to a March 2018 indictment charging him with health care fraud arising from his false and … [Read more...]
Clearwater Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Health Care Fraud
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. today sentenced Jayam Krishna Iyer (66, Clearwater) to six months in federal prison for … [Read more...]
Walgreens agrees to pay $269 million in fraud settlement with government
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to pay $269.2 million to settle U.S. claims that the drugstore chain defrauded a federally funded health care … [Read more...]
Former Cleveland Clinic executive gets prison time in $2.7M fraud scheme
The former executive director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic, was sentenced Dec. 19 to … [Read more...]
Department of Justice recovered $2.5 billion in healthcare fraud proceeds
The Department of Justice has announced that it obtained $2.5 billion in settlements and judgments from cases involving healthcare fraud in … [Read more...]
