A doctor and the former owner of a Long Beach hospital was sentenced this morning to 15 months in federal prison for taking part in a long-running health care fraud scheme where he authorized sham contracts that concealed over $30 … Read More
NIXA, Mo. — A Nixa physician was indicted today by federal attorneys for a 2.4 million dollar health care fraud scheme. Prosecutors say 63-year-old Randall Halley wrote prescriptions for fentanyl spray and receiving thousands of dollars in return from a … Read More
A federal judge sentenced a former pharmaceutical sales representative from San Antonio to more than two years in prison Thursday and ordered her to pay $1.7 million in restitution for her part in a national $8.8 million bribery/health care fraud … Read More
A Worcester dentist, his office manager and a Chelmsford dentist are accused of defrauding the Massachusetts Medicaid program, known as MassHealth, federal prosecutors say. A grand jury in Boston indicted the trio Thursday. Dr. Anthony DiStefano III, 70, of Worcester, … Read More
A federal jury found a Texas rheumatologist guilty today for his role in a $325 million health care fraud scheme in which he falsely diagnosed patients with life-long diseases and treated them with toxic medications on the basis of that … Read More
McALLEN — Nearly a year after his co-defendant was sentenced to prison, a Peñitas pharmacist remains free after a court reset his sentencing hearing for a third time, records show. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane granted a motion … Read More
The founder of an area health care clinic is headed to prison for orchestrating a fraud that netted her more than $6 million over three years. Sandra Haar, 59, of Merced, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Lawrence … Read More
A South Texas doctor has been indicted on charges that he prescribed opioid painkillers to two patients without legitimate medical reasons, resulting in their deaths. A federal grand jury in Del Rio added the charges last week against Alfonso Luevano, … Read More
HOUSTON (Covering Fort Bend News) – Two nurses, one a Richmond resident, are set to appear in federal court on charges they defrauded Medicare of more than $2.1 million, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. The indictment, returned under seal Oct. … Read More
Years before Hattiesburg businessman Wade Walters was indicted on 37 charges related to a $510 million health care fraud, his name circulated in federal documents as one of four people who planned and orchestrated the plot. In earlier court documents, … Read More
The owner of a now-defunct Elsa durable medical equipment business will serve more than three years in prison and ordered to pay back nearly $900,000 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced Everardo Villarreal to a 40-month prison sentence, … Read More
TYLER, Texas – A 62-year-old Longview, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. Joseph Valdie Kimble pleaded guilty to health care fraud on Sep. 11, 2019, before … Read More
Attorney Rusty Tucker: Whistleblower Grant Bachman’s Claims are Vindicated Dallas, August 14, 2019 – In a case alleging massive home health care fraud, today Judge Barbara Lynn, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, … Read More
Following a detailed account of how scam artists can easily gain access to health care cash, six Democratic senators this week sent a letter to federal regulators urging them to “close loopholes” that allow “bad actors” to commit fraud. The … Read More
A Bridgeport, CT city woman has been sentenced to seven months in prison for her role in identity theft and health care fraud scams, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Nikkita Chesney, 46, will also serve three years of … Read More
Two people arrested on health care fraud charges are expected to appear in court. Everardo Villarreal and Delilah Rae Robles were partners in a medical supply company in Elsa. They’re accused of submitting fraudulent payment claims of more than $850,000 … Read More
Two Rio Grande Valley residents have been taken into custody for submitting fraudulent claims for payment to Texas Medicaid for durable medical equipment (DME) supplies that were never delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A federal … Read More
CALHOUN, La. – (2/28/19)–A family owned business that offers therapy services for children with behavioral issues, swarmed with police. It happened yesterday at ABA Therapy Solutions in Calhoun. A day later, we learn why. “ABA Therapy Solutions is under investigation … Read More
McALLEN, Texas – Two Rio Grande Valley residents have been taken into custody for submitting fraudulent claims for payment to Texas Medicaid for durable medical equipment (DME) supplies that were never delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. … Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that a Marshfield, Mo., couple has been convicted by a federal trial jury of multiple fraud schemes totaling more than $1 million that involved Medicaid … Read More
FORT PIERCE — The federal charges accusing a Stuart obstetrician and gynecologist are the result of a former employee chasing a whistleblower reward and an overeager rookie investigator, her attorney said as the trial opened Tuesday in federal court. Dr. … Read More
ABINGDON, Va. — A former Russell County psychiatrist who admitted in October to bilking an insurance company and Medicaid of thousands of dollars received a 7-month prison from a federal judge. Besides surrendering his medical license, Alfredo Cervantes, 61, must … Read More
The owner of two Detroit-area clinics was sentenced to 160 months in prison today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $8.9 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care and other physician services that were procured through … Read More
LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) – A cardiologist in southern Kentucky will spend years in federal prison after being convicted on fraud charges. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove sentenced Dr. Anis Chalhoub to 42 months in federal prison for … Read More
AUSTIN — A federal jury on Monday convicted two Austin-area psychologists on numerous charges after a fraud investigation at their establishment, Psychological A.R.T.S., P.C. After a three-week-long trial, the jury convicted Dr. William Joseph Dubin, 73, and his son, Dr. … Read More
Two residents of Brownstown, Michigan were sentenced to 10 and six years in prison for conducting a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud Medicare for health services that were never rendered. According to officials, between 2009 and 2017, Tasneem Tahir and Hafiz … Read More
CLEARWATER (FOX 13) – Four Bay Area businessmen have been indicted in an alleged scheme that defrauded patients, doctors, and insurance companies out of almost a billion dollars. A district court in Tennessee unsealed a 32-count indictment charging Andrew Assad … Read More
Less than a month after the largest federal health care fraud sting in American history, details of the operation show how massive the problem is. As part of the operation, more than 600 people were charged with committing more than … Read More
Columbia, South Carolina —- A federal grand jury has returned a thirty-eight count superseding indictment Tuesday charging Cameron Banks (a/k/a Reggie Staggers), age 32, of Georgetwon, S.C., Angela Pyatt, age 49, of Conway, S.C., and Solomon Pyatt, age 56, of … Read More
A Detroit woman was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $915,000 in restitution to a nonprofit after being convicted of embezzlement and health care and Medicaid fraud. Lajuana Scott, 59, also received five years of probation … 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
A Dallas woman on Thursday was the last of seven people sentenced in a large-scale health care fraud scheme. Cynthia Stiger, 52, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $23.6 million in restitution to Medicare … 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
STANDARD — As quickly as they’re detected and defeated — new, more complex scams take their place. Health care is a common target. To help residents avoid these swindles, the Putnam County Community Center in Standard recently held a program … Read More
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man convicted in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme in 2013 now faces federal charges — along with four other men — in the 2012 slaying of a witness in the case, federal prosecutors … Read More
The owner of an Omaha mental health and substance abuse treatment company has been sent to prison and ordered to pay more than $100,000 for health care fraud. Chandra Wrightsell, who ran Evol Consulting LLC, pleaded guilty to one of … 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
The body of a teenage girl found in a Texas park is the stepdaughter of a doctor recently charged in at least seven overdose deaths, police said. The medical examiner identified a body found floating in a creek at Blair … Read More
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, involving 412 charged defendants across 41 federal districts, … Read More
A Guysville woman pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to health-care fraud and willful failure to pay over-tax, according to a news release from the office of Benjamin C. Glassman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Cheryl … Read More
