Florida Nursing Assistant Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for $11.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries
A Florida nursing assistant was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison and two years of supervised release for his role...
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Behavioral therapist pleads guilty to health care fraud for submitting inflated insurance reimbursement claims
The owner of a McDuffie County behavioral therapy service faces up to 10 years in federal prison and substantial financial penalties...
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Podiatrist and Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Sentenced in $3.2 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Involving Unlicensed Person Performing Skin Grafts
U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston sentenced Felipe Ruiz, 52, of Fresno, and Jose Gabriel Aguirre, 53, of Clovis, to 63...
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Minnesota spent $20 billion on Medicaid programs at high risk for fraud since 2018
Last year, Minnesota paid $4.32 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to the 14 programs now identified as being a high risk for...
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Minnesota fraud suspect skips court, forfeits bond, throwing $11M Medicaid case into doubt
A man accused of orchestrating an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota skipped a scheduled court appearance this week, prompting...
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Slidell doctor sentenced for $6.6 million healthcare fraud
A Slidell doctor was sentenced on Thursday, April 9, for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to the Eastern District of...
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CMS revokes LA doctor’s Medicare access over $71M billing probe
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has barred Los Angeles physician Dr. Rajiv Bhuva from participating in Medicare after...
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Business Owner Convicted of $1.9M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Scheme
The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Justice: A business owner from Dearborn Heights pleaded guilty today to...
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AG Rayfield Announces Medicaid Fraud Charges and Convictions in Three Separate Multnomah County Cases
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced charges against a Portland area behavioral health provider and his business for allegedly stealing hundreds...
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Macomb County Dentist Charged with Racketeering in Massive Alleged Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Faddi S. Salim, DDS, 37, of Troy, was arraigned in the 54B District Court in East Lansing on March 19 for...
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