• Press Release

  Rio Grande Valley Man Sentenced for Medicare Fraud Scheme

  March 20, 2019

  Ivar Cantu, a former account representative for a toxicology testing company, has been ordered to prison in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare.

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  Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

  March 19, 2019

  Ademola O. Adebayo, a Florida pharmacist, received 120 months in prison for health care fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.

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  Louisiana-Based Licensed Clinical Social Worker Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Scheme

  March 19, 2019

  Michael Dan Gaines, a Louisiana-based licensed clinical social worker, pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicaid.

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  U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues to Recoup Costs Incurred from Illegal Kickbacks

  March 18, 2019

  Two more doctors in northeastern Oklahoma have entered into settlement agreements for accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, LLC.

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  Seven People Charged in $50 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

  March 15, 2019

  Seven people have been charged with defrauding the New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims.

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• Press Release

  New London Psychiatrist and Mental Health Clinic Pay Over $3.3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  March 15, 2019

  Dr. Bassam Awwa and his medical practice will pay $3,382,004 to resolve allegations that he violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

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• Press Release

  Health Care Executives Sentenced to Prison for Fraud

  March 14, 2019

  Shailesh Kothari and Timothy McMenamin have been sentenced for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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  Medical Director of Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids, Barbiturates, and Benzodiazepines

  March 14, 2019

  Kenneth Rivera-Kolb, M.D., a substance abuse treatment center medical director, was sentenced to prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances.

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• Press Release

  Owner of D.C.-Based Durable Medical Equipment Company Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Role in $9.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

  March 13, 2019

  Waveney Blackman, owner of a durable medical equipment company, received 42 months in prison for a scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Medicaid.

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• Press Release

  Philadelphia-Area Doctor Pleads Guilty to Eight Counts of Unlawfully Distributing Oxycodone

  March 13, 2019

  Richard Ira Mintz, D.O., of Dresher pleaded guilty to eight counts of distributing controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice.

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  Palo Pinto General Hospital CEO Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

  March 8, 2019

  Harris Brooks, the former CEO of Palo Pinto General Hospital, pleaded guilty to defrauding three major insurance providers out of millions of dollars.

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  Essex County, New Jersey Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

  March 7, 2019

  Brian Catanzarite of Essex County, New Jersey, received 50 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud New Jersey state benefit programs.

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  McAllen Woman Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback Conspiracy

  March 7, 2019

  Victoria Renee Guerra, a local pharmacy marketer, entered a guilty plea in connection with her role in a multi-million-dollar illegal kickback conspiracy.

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  Houston Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit $50 Million Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering

  March 6, 2019

  Daniela Gozes-Wagner of Houston has been ordered to pay restitution for conspiring to commit $50 million in health care fraud as well as laundering money.

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• Press Release

  Two RGV Residents Indicted for Health Care Fraud

  February 28, 2019

  Everardo Villarreal and Delilah Rae Robles have been charged with submitting fraudulent claims for payment to Texas Medicaid for durable medical equipment supplies.

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  Two Rio Grande Valley Residents Indicted for Health Care Fraud

  February 28, 2019

  Everardo Villarreal and Delilah Rae Robles of Rio Grande Valley have been taken into custody for submitting fraudulent claims for payment to Texas Medicaid.

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• Press Release

  Florida Home Health Services Company Owner and Co-Conspirator Sentenced to Prison for Role in $8.6 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

  February 27, 2019

  Alexander Ros Lazo, a home health services company owner, and Misleady Ibarra were sentenced to prison for a $8.6 million health care fraud scheme.

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  Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud for His Role in $200 Million Compounding Pharmacy Scheme

  February 27, 2019

  Howard Randall Thomley of Hattiesburg pleaded guilty to health care fraud in a scheme to defraud health care benefits of $200 million.

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• Press Release

  North Carolina Marketer Agrees to Pay $414,108.08 for Allegedly Engaging in Illegal Kickback Scheme with OK Compounding

  February 25, 2019

  David Tsui and Wellcare Consulting have agreed to pay the government $414,108.08 for accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding.

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  South Florida Patient Recruiter Convicted for Role in $600,000 Health Care Kickback Scheme

  February 22, 2019

  Yamilet Diaz, a South Florida patient recruiter, has been found guilty for her role in a scheme involving approximately $600,000 in Medicare claims.

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  Texas Doctor and Hospital Owner Convicted in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

  February 22, 2019

  Dr. Harcharan Narang and hospital owner, Dayakar Moparty, have been convicted of health care fraud and money laundering.

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  Three South Florida Residents Arrested on Federal Health Care Fraud Charges

  February 22, 2019

  Mesa Sixto, owner of Nissi Home Health Services, Inc., Llunaisy Acanda, and Ania Hans have been arrested on health care fraud and payment and receipt for kickbacks.

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  Las Vegas Woman Sentenced and Ordered to Pay Nearly $14 Million in Restitution Related to Small Business Grant Schemes Targeting the Elderly and Committing Health Care Fraud

  February 22, 2019

  Lorraine Riddiough of Las Vegas received 34 months in prison in connection with a series of grant fraud schemes.

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• Press Release

  Hampton Couple Charged with Defrauding Medicaid

  February 21, 2019

  Maurice Moody and Dena Major of Hampton have been indicted with conspiracy, health care fraud, false statements, and aggravated identity theft.

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  San Antonio Area Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Pleads Guilty for Her Role in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

  February 21, 2019

  A former pharmaceutical representative, Holly Blakely, of San Antonio, Texas, pleaded guilty for her role in an $8 million health care fraud scheme.

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• Press Release

  United States Attorney Mike Stuart Forms Health Care Abuse, Recovery and Response Team ('ARREST') to Intensify Response to Opioid Epidemic and Health Care Fraud

  February 20, 2019

  Officials announced the formation of a Health Care Fraud Abuse, Recovery and Response Team (ARREST), an innovative approach on the opioid epidemic.

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  Mississippi Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion Charges for Role in $200 Million Compounding Pharmacy Scheme

  February 20, 2019

  Hope E. Thomley of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, pleaded guilty for her role in a $200 million scheme to defraud health care benefit programs, including TRICARE.

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  Miami Medical Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme

  February 20, 2019

  Juliette Anais Tamayo, a Miami, Florida-area medical clinic owner, pleaded guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.

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  Stuart Physician Convicted of 23 Counts of Health Care Fraud

  February 19, 2019

  Sheetal Kanar Kumar, M.D., who previously worked in Stuart, Florida, has been convicted of committing repeated acts of health care fraud.

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• Press Release

  Tulsa Doctor Will Pay $84,666 for Allegedly Engaging in an Illegal Kickback Scheme

  February 19, 2019

  Brandon Claflin, a Tulsa doctor, has agreed to pay the government $84,666.42 for accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, LLC.

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• Press Release

  Durham Resident Sentenced for Conspiracy Targeting North Carolina Medicaid

  February 15, 2019

  Tamara Perry Mccaffity of Durham, North Carolina, received 46 months' imprisonment for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

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• Press Release

  Michigan Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $1.2 Million Kickback Scheme

  February 15, 2019

  Ghalia Savaya of Sterling Heights pleaded guilty for her role as a patient recruiter in a scheme involving approximately $1.2 million in fraudulent Medicare claims.

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• Press Release

  Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company in Exchange for Prescribing Fentanyl Drug

  February 14, 2019

  Alexandru Burducea, a Manhattan doctor, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with a scheme to prescribe Subsys.

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  Baton Rouge Doctor and His Medical Billing Supervisor Plead Guilty to Fraudulent Billing Scheme

  February 14, 2019

  John Eastham Clark M.D. of Baton Rouge and his medical billing supervisor, Charlene Anita Severio, pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare.

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• Press Release

  San Diego Physical Therapy Clinics’ Owners Pay $450,000 to Resolve Fraud Allegations

  February 14, 2019

  Two San Diego physical therapy clinics and their owners paid $450,000 to resolve allegations that they fraudulently billed military health care provider TRICARE.

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• Press Release

  Florida Compounding Pharmacy and Its Owners to Pay at Least $775,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

  February 14, 2019

  Vital Life Institute LLC and owners Jenny and William Wilkins have agreed to pay at least $775,000 to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act.

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• Press Release

  Seven More Defendants Sentenced for Participating in Schemes Related to Defrauding Health Care Benefit Programs, Unlawful Dispensing of Opioids, and Money Laundering

  February 13, 2019

  Seven defendants, in multiple cases, have been sentenced for their roles in schemes related to defrauding health care benefit programs.

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• Press Release

  Former Blacksburg Doctor Sentenced on Federal Drug Charges

  February 13, 2019

  Frank Purpera Jr., former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute in Blacksburg, received 20 months in prison for nearly 70 federal drug charges.

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  Physical Therapist and Acupuncturist Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Their Roles in Million-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Medicaid

  February 13, 2019

  Ashraf Hasan-Hafez and Ilya Kogan have been sentenced to 45 and 50 months, respectively, in prison for their participation in a scheme to defraud Medicare.

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  Port Charlotte Woman Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud

  February 12, 2019

  Lisa McLaren Janick of Port Charlotte received 16 months in prison for health care fraud.

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• Press Release

  Opioid Prosecutions Continue to be Focus of Southern District Task Force

  February 12, 2019

  Three people, including two medical professionals, are among defendants prosecuted in federal court as part of continued efforts to crack down on opioid abuse.

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  Owner of North Country Medical Transportation Company Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud, Paying Kickbacks

  February 12, 2019

  Arshad Nazir of Ticonderoga, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicaid, and conspiring to pay bribes and kickbacks.

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• Press Release

  San Diego Genetic Testing Company Agrees to Pay $1.99 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims to Medicare for Medically Unnecessary Tests

  February 11, 2019

  GenomeDx Biosciences Corp. has agreed to pay $1.99 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.

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  Marketer Agrees to Pay Nearly $340,000 for Allegedly Engaging in an Illegal Kickback Scheme with OK Compounding

  February 8, 2019

  James Paul Adams of Cypress agreed to pay the government $339,412.50 for accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, LLC.

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• Press Release

  Suboxone Clinic Owner Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Drugs and Defrauding Highmark

  February 8, 2019

  Terri C. Brown of Morrow Road, Pittsburgh, received 15 months’ imprisonment for unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud.

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• Press Release

  Southern District of Georgia Continues Crackdown on Health Care Fraud

  February 8, 2019

  Jonathan Duane Austin of Martinez has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding government health care and disability programs.

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  Metropolitan Transit Authority Employee Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Role in Compounding Pharmacy Scheme

  February 7, 2019

  Enver Kalaba of Old Bridge received 20 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s health benefits plan.

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• Press Release

  Six People Indicted for Their Roles in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy at Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers in Austintown and Whitehall

  February 7, 2019

  Six people from Ohio have been charged in a health care fraud conspiracy in which Medicaid was billed for drug and alcohol recovery services not provided.

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• Press Release

  Two South Florida Doctors Arrested on Charges of Unlawfully Dispensing Opioids

  February 7, 2019

  Two South Florida doctors have been arrested on charges related to the unlawful dispensing of opioids.

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  Johnstown Opioid Treatment Center Owner Indicted for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances, Money Laundering

  February 6, 2019

  Stephen K. Shaner, owner and operator of SKS Associates, Inc. (SKS), has been charged with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances.

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• Press Release

  Electronic Health Records Developer to Pay Second Largest Recovery in the History of the District of Vermont—$57.25 Million—to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  February 6, 2019

  Greenway Health, LLC (Greenway) will pay $57.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.

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• Press Release

  Federal Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

  February 6, 2019

  United States Attorney William M. McSwain convened a press conference to highlight the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

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  Fourteen Individuals Charged for Operating Pill Mills and Illegally Prescribing Drugs to Hundreds of Patients in Multiple Locations in the Philadelphia Area

  February 6, 2019

  Fourteen individuals have been charged with multiple charges of health care fraud, illegal prescriptions, and distribution of oxycodone.

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• Press Release

  Union General Hospital to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations

  February 6, 2019

  Union General Hospital, located in Blairsville, Georgia, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.

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• Press Release

  Physician Sentenced to Prison for False Billing Scheme

  February 6, 2019

  Moustafa Moataz Ibrahim Aboshady, a physician, was sentenced for conspiring to falsify patient medical records in order to obtain payments from insurers.

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• Press Release

  McAllen Woman Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback Conspiracy

  February 6, 2019

  Victoria Renee Guerra of McAllen has been charged for her role in a multi-million-dollar illegal kickback conspiracy involving a pharmacy in the Rio Grande Valley.

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  York Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

  February 5, 2019

  Nagy Mohamed Abdelhamed of York, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to health care fraud for his fraudulent receipt of Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

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  U.S. Attorneys Issue Warnings to Opioid Prescribers

  February 5, 2019

  Officials have sent notification letters to numerous medical professionals around Wisconsin cautioning them about their opioid prescribing practices.

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  Northern Nevada Hospital Physician Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Opioid Prescriptions

  February 5, 2019

  Dr. Shouping Li, Vice Chief of Staff for Humboldt County General Hospital in Winnemucca, Nevada, pleaded guilty to illegally writing prescriptions.

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• Press Release

  Columbus Home Health Care Provider Sentenced for Fraud

  February 1, 2019

  The co-owner of Alpha Star Health Care Inc. was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for running home health care fraud and tax fraud schemes.

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  Los Angeles Dentist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges Stemming from False and Fraudulent Billings

  January 31, 2019

  Benjamin Rosenberg, D.D.S. of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to a March 2018 indictment charging him with health care fraud.

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  Clearwater Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud

  January 30, 2019

  Jayam Krishna Iyer received six months in prison for committing health care fraud.

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  Mississippi Couple Charged with Receiving $1.7 Million in Health Care Kickback Scheme

  January 29, 2019

  Kimberly and Richard Homrighausen of Mississippi were charged with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks related to compound medications paid for by TRICARE.

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• Press Release

  Two South Texas Doctors Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Separate Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Schemes

  January 29, 2019

  Two Houston, Texas physicians received 25 and three-year prison terms for their roles in separate schemes to defraud Medicare.

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  Miami Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Role in $1.36 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

  January 28, 2019

  Tania Gudin of Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for her role in a $1.36 million health care fraud scheme.

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  Orchard Park Pain Doctor Pleads Guilty to Using Patient Names Fraudulently to Obtain Controlled Substances

  January 28, 2019

  Dr. Paul Biddle of Amherst pleaded guilty to identity theft and possession of unlawful hydromorphone HCL.

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  Orlando Skilled Nursing Facility, Physician, and Related Providers Agree to Pay $1.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickback and Patient Referral Scheme

  January 28, 2019

  Conway Lakes NC, LLC agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that they engaged in a kickback scheme related to the referral of Medicare patients.

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• Press Release

  West Virginia Physician Convicted of Illegal Opioid Distribution to Patients

  January 28, 2019

  Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr. has been found guilty of 15 counts of distribution of controlled substances outside the bounds of professional medical practice.

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  Former Pharmacy Owner Headed to Prison for Bogus Claims to Health Insurers

  January 22, 2019

  Steven P. Gibson received 33 months in prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs and insurance companies.

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  Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $269.2 Million Recovery from Walgreens in Two Civil Health Care Fraud Settlements

  January 22, 2019

  Officals announced that the United States filed and settled two health care fraud lawsuits against a national pharmacy chain, Walgreens.

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  Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Companies Out of Millions of Dollars

  December 21, 2018

  Scott Trapp, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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  Settlement Agreement Announced in Medicare and Medicaid Investigation

  December 21, 2018

  Professional Ambulance, LLC will pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it improperly billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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  Defendants in Louisville Area Chiropractic Scheme Sentenced to Federal Prison

  December 20, 2018

  Defendants of a health care fraud scheme that billed insurance companies for services never performed were sentenced to years in federal prison.

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  Rio Grande Valley Company Owner Charged with Submitting False Claims to Medicaid

  December 20, 2018

  Omar Cuate Canales of Rio Grande City has been indicted based on false statements in connection with his durable medical equipment business.

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  Former City Commissioner Heads to Prison for Health Insurance Fraud Scheme

  December 19, 2018

  Oscar Elizondo of Pharr pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.

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  Palm Beach Sales Representative Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Scheme Involving Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers and Clinical Laboratories

  December 19, 2018

  Lanny Fried of Miami Beach received 57 months in prison for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy.

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  McAllen Man Sent to Prison in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

  December 19, 2018

  Louis Moreno, an operator of a durable medical equipment company, received 36 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid.

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  Husband and Wife Convicted of Health Care Fraud

  December 19, 2018

  Darrell L. Bryant and Gifty Kusi of Hilliard have been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud.

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  Vancouver, Washington Toxicology Testing Lab Settles Allegations it Paid Kickbacks for Government Program Business

  December 19, 2018

  A Vancouver, Washington toxicology and genetic testing laboratory has agreed to pay up to $1,777,738 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.

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  Dallas-Area Woman Becomes Seventh Person to Plead Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar TRICARE Kickback Scheme

  December 19, 2018

  Jennifer Sorenson of McKinney, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute.

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  Greensburg Doctor Indicted for Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Now Facing Additional Charges of Witness Tampering and Lying to the FBI

  December 19, 2018

  Milad Shaker, a family practice physician, has been charged with unlawfully dispensing controlled substances, health care fraud, and other crimes.

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  Former Physician Assistant Convicted in Kickback Scheme

  December 18, 2018

  A jury found Christopher Clough guilty of participating in a scheme in which he received kickbacks in exchange for prescribing a powerful fentanyl spray.

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  Maryland Woman Charged with Health Care Fraud

  December 18, 2018

  Mobolaji Tina Stewart of Maryland has been charged with scheming to submit false claims to the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program.

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  Lakewood Man Charged in $10 Million Health Care Fraud Against BlueCross BlueShield

  December 17, 2018

  A Lakewood, New Jersey, insurance producer was charged with conspiring to defraud several BlueCross BlueShield health care insurance affiliates.

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  Roundup Nets 15 Defendants in a Home Healthcare Fraud Scheme

  December 14, 2018

  Fifteen St. Louis-area residents were indicted in cases alleging health care fraud by “caregivers” and “home health care clients” purportedly receiving home health care.

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  Owner and Four Former Employees of New England Compounding Center Convicted Following Trial

  December 13, 2018

  An owner and four former employees of New England Compounding Center have been convicted for their roles that caused the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.

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  Bridgeport Woman Admits Role in Medicaid Fraud Scheme

  December 13, 2018

  Toshirea Jackson waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of more than 150 Medicaid clients and billing Medicaid for approximately half of those clients.

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  Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

  December 12, 2018

  An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs out of millions of dollars.

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  Former Owner of Chicago Medical Clinic Guilty of Selling Opioid Prescriptions to Patients Who Lacked Medical Need for the Drugs

  December 11, 2018

  Mohammed Shariff, former owner of a Chicago medical clinic, admitted selling opioid prescriptions to patients whom he knew lacked a legitimate medical need.

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  Aurora Health Care, Inc. Agrees to Pay $12 Million to Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act and the Stark Law

  December 11, 2018

  Aurora Health Care has agreed to pay $12 million to the United States and State of Wisconsin to settle allegations that Aurora violated the False Claims Act.

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  Durable Medical Equipment Provider Agrees to Pay $1.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

  December 11, 2018

  Benjamin D. George and Jody C. Rookstool and their company, Western Medical Group, have agreed to pay $1,634,844 million to settle False Claims Act allegations.

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  Warren County Doctor Sentenced to 40 Months' Imprisonment for Illegally Distributing Opioids and Medicare Fraud

  December 11, 2018

  Dr. Philip Dean of Warren County received 40 months of imprisonment and was ordered to pay restitution to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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  Federal Grand Jury Indicts Doctor for Allegedly Approving Medically Unnecessary Tests Billed to Medicare

  December 10, 2018

  Dr. Omar Garcia has been indicted in Chicago on fraud charges for approving medically unnecessary diagnostic tests.

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  Three Charged with Violating Federal Anti-Kickback Laws and Committing More Than $4.7 Million in Health Care Fraud

  December 10, 2018

  Christopher Parks, Dr. Gary Lee, and Dr. Jerry Keepers have been charged with violations of the federal anti-kickback statute.

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  Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Former Senior Executive Admit Distributing Endoscopes After Failing to File FDA-Required Adverse Event Reports of Serious Infections

  December 10, 2018

  Olympus Medical Systems Corporation and a former senior executive in Japan pleaded guilty to failing to file required adverse event reports involving infections connected to duodenoscopes.

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  Three Pittsburgh Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

  December 7, 2018

  Travis Moriarty, Tiffhany Covington, and Brenda Lowry Horton of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program.

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  Former Owner of Sleep Study Businesses Sentenced for Fraud

  December 7, 2018

  Young Yi, a citizen of South Korea living in Sterling, Virginia, received seven years in prison for health care fraud and tax charges.

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  Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced to Probation for Painkiller Distribution Scheme

  December 7, 2018

  Marion Randolph of Pittsburgh has been sentenced to probation for health care fraud and distribution and possession with the intent to distribute painkillers.

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  Actelion Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve Allegations That it Paid Kickbacks Through a Co-Pay Assistance Foundation

  December 6, 2018

  Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion) has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.

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  West Mifflin Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Health Care Business, Forging Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

  December 6, 2018

  Jill Ellen Bowser of West Mifflin received 31 months in prison for embezzlement in connection with health care and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.

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