San Antonio — Open enrollment for Medicare is going on now through December 7th, giving scam artists another opportunity to steal personal information from unsuspecting recipients. Medical identity theft is different than other types of identity theft in that someone … Read More
A former president of the Harris County Medical Society and his diagnostic and surgical center have agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the agreement, which … Read More
The owner of multiple home health care companies and a doctor were sentenced for their roles in a nearly $60 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced on August 18. Myrna S. Parcon, 62, of Dallas and Ransome … Read More
The owner of a string of Houston home health care clinics was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison Thursday for a brazen scheme involving more than $17 million in fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare billing. “I’m not here to pass … Read More
HOUSTON – The operator of a Houston home health agency has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for a $13 million Medicare fraud scheme. A federal judge in Houston sentenced Marie Neba on Friday. The 53-year-old Sugar Land, Texas, … Read More
A Dallas physician has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $268 million in restitution for his role in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud conspiracy involving $357 million in billing for unnecessary home … Read More
WASHINGTON—A Miami man was arrested today on health care fraud and money laundering charges in connection with an alleged $24 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo … Read More
