The former operators of a failed multi-state nursing home chain, which had an office in Bergen County, stole more than $2 million from employees’ paychecks that was supposed to pay for their health insurance, according to a lawsuit. The suit … Read More
MCALLEN, Texas – A former employee of Dr. Jorge Zamora Quezada took the stand testifying he quit after he started noticing suspicious activity at Quezada’s clinics like excessive amounts of x-rays and certain ethical concerns. Rene Lucio, who was in … Read More
McALLEN — Two former employees of the Centers for Arthritis and Osteoporosis, the clinic owned by Dr. Jorge Zamora Quezada, testified Thursday about what they perceived to be unusual practices at the clinic as part of the ongoing trial. Zamora … Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state is going after an Albuquerque dentist, claiming he practiced on patients without a license. “When we have an individual that’s trying to play in the grey, what we tell them is that it needs … Read More
Former pharmacist Ravi Morisetty has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his involvement in a health-care kickback scheme that defrauded the military’s insurance program out of more than $100 million, The Dallas Morning News reported. The 44-year-old … Read More
A Los Angeles dentist was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison for a health-care insurance fraud scheme in which he submitted phony billings for crowns and fillings that were never actually provided to patients. Benjamin Rosenberg, 59, pleaded … Read More
Detroit — A federal grand jury has indicted a Wayne County man who was once a member of the state board that regulates pharmacies and drugs for allegedly bilking health insurance plans out of millions, officials said. Nabil Fakih, owner … Read More
A Long Island chiropractor pleaded guilty on Friday to stealing more than $2 million from health insurance companies through a fraud scheme. Raymond R. Pellegrino, 50, who currently lives in McKinney, Texas, pleaded guilty to health care fraud. He is … Read More
In Elwood, Indiana, a school superintendent has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after she used her son’s name to get medical treatment for a sick student who didn’t have health insurance. Casey Smitherman says she picked up … Read More
The FBI arrested a Texas man last week for allegedly scheming to bilk insurance companies for more than $25 million by posing as a physician. According to the Department of Justice, David Williams, 54, ran the scam between November of … Read More
DALLAS — Andrew Joseph Baumiller, 38, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Horan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud stemming from a scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health insurance program … Read More
