Feds sue Las Vegas clinic over unnecessary testing
The U.S. attorney’s office is suing a Las Vegas medical practice, accusing it of defrauding two federal agencies by performing thousands...
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Ala. clinic to pay $231K to settle false billing charges
Heart Center of East Alabama has agreed to pay $231,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that accused the center of performing...
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Miami jury convicts two docs of filing fake claims
A federal jury today convicted two doctors and two medical assistants in connection with a $5.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, prosecutors...
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Fla. couple lose home, get prison for Medicaid fraud
Laura and David Hernandez, who defrauded Medicare of millions of dollars, must spend five and 10 years, respectively, in prison and...
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Medicare fraud fugitive caught upon return from Cuba
Federal agents have arrested another Medicare fraud defendant returning from Cuba — the third such fugitive to be apprehended in Miami...
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San Diego couple charged with stealing IDs to defraud
A San Diego couple has been charged with defrauding $1.34 million from Medicare by stealing the identities of seniors and submitting...
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St. Louis podiartrist pleads guilty to false billing
A St. Louis podiatrist had pleaded guilty to health-care fraud charges in connection with false billing to Medicare and Medicaid, U.S....
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Feds say Calif. county submitted millions in false claims
The Justice Department said Friday that San Mateo County has agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle claims that the county...
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Defunct N.Y. hospital agree to pay $3.2M for billing scam
Benton J. Campbell, Brooklyn’s chief federal prosecutor, announced yesterday that the now-defunct Victory Memorial Hospital in Bay Ridge has agreed to...
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Husband-wife docs accused of $200K fraud in Virginia
The Defense Department is investigating a husband-and-wife doctor team in a suspected scam of the Tricare insurance program, according to a...
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