Federal watchdogs have tied a bow on a key part of one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced Friday that Rodolfo Pichardo and Marta Pichardo — husband … Read More
MORRISTOWN, NJ – A 54-year-old Morristown doctor will spend four years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of $30 million dollars, according to United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York … Read More
The US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has recently announced several healthcare fraud enforcement actions, charging 149 people for fraud schemes resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful billings to the federal government healthcare programs. These charges resulted from … Read More
Nearly two dozen people have been charged by Florida’s Office of Statewide Prosecution for their involvement in a multi-million dollar Medicare fraud scheme that took place at two Miami pharmacies over the course of several years. A total of 19 … Read More
A man and his “marketing company” have been named in a five-count federal indictment for a scheme that paid workers to solicit elderly residents for information used to fraudulently bill government medical programs. Patrick Siado, of Texas, and his company, … Read More
With the plea of an 80-year-old Houston man, all 14 charged in the scam involving Continuum Healthcare and its various health centers have been convicted, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Bobby Rouse admitted to conspiring to pay and receive … Read More
A federal jury in Texas found a physician who was the owner and operator of a medical clinic in Houston, Texas, guilty today of participating in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme in which she signed false and fraudulent “plans … Read More
Seven Floridians including four doctors are among 35 people arrested Friday by the FBI for alleged involvement in a $2.1 billion fraud that charged Medicare for false cancer genomic tests (CGx tests). According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), … Read More
The FBI on Thursday charged Bay Area health care professionals and the CEO of a home health care facility on allegations of Medicare fraud. The Department of Justice says the Medicare and Medicaid fraud case cost taxpayers more than $115 … Read More
AUGUSTA, GA (WRDW/WAGT) — Bond was denied for the man accused of being the leader of an alleged Medicaid scam in the CSRA. The judge said Daniel Abshari, 33, was a “flight risk, a threat to witnesses and a threat … Read More
A Houston, Texas patient recruiter was sentenced to 188 months in prison today for her role in a $20 million scheme to pay illegal health care kickbacks to physicians and Medicare beneficiaries in order to fraudulently bill for medically unnecessary … Read More
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they dismantled one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever investigated by the FBI, charging 24 people in a $1.2 billion alleged scam involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment companies. As part of the … Read More
January 30, 2019, Washington, DC—Two Houston, TX, physicians were sentenced to 25-year and 3-year prison terms for their roles in separate schemes to defraud Medicare out of payments for medical services. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice … Read More
Washington, DC, October 16, 2018—Two Dallas doctors and three nurses were sentenced yesterday in an $11.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for home health services. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal … Read More
A federal jury convicted a Houston-area hospital administrator on Friday for his role in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern … Read More
A Houston psychiatrist was sentenced today to 150 months in prison for his role in a $155 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for psychiatric services. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal … Read More
DALLAS (AP) — A North Texas physician must serve nearly 17 years in federal prison and repay $34 million in a health care services fraud case involving home visits. Dr. Noble U. Ezukanma of Fort Worth was sentenced Wednesday in … Read More
