September 7, 2011 – Medicare fraud strike force charges 91 individuals for...
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities...
View ArticleSeptember 16, 2011 – Medicare fraud strike force charges 91 individuals for...
WASHINGTON – Miami resident Lawrence Duran, the owner of a mental health care company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a $205...
View ArticleSeptember 27, 2011– Two Miami-Area Residents Plead Guilty in $25 Million...
WASHINGTON – Two Miami-area residents pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice,...
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2011 – Medicare fraud strike force charges 91 individuals for...
WASHINGTON – The former president and administrator of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare,...
View ArticleOctober 7, 2011– Detroit-Area Clinic Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison...
WASHINGTON – Martin Tasis was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his leading role in a $9.1 million Detroit-area Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department...
View ArticleOctober 31, 2011 – Owner of Houston Health Care Company Sentenced to 41...
WASHINGTON – An owner and operator of a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced in Houston federal court to 41 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced...
View ArticleOctober 12, 2011– Owner of Houston Health Care Company Sentenced to 33 Months...
WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced in Houston federal court to 33 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme,...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2011 – Medicare fraud strike force charges 91 individuals for...
WASHINGTON – Ten Miami-area residents pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice,...
View ArticleSeptember 19, 2011 – Medicare fraud strike force charges 91 individuals for...
WASHINGTON – Miami resident Marianella Valera, the owner of a mental health care company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), was sentenced to 35 years in prison for orchestrating a $205 million...
View ArticleNovember 17, 2011 – Houston Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 21 Months in...
WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced to 21 months in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme involving power wheelchairs,...
View ArticleNovember 3, 2011 – Detroit-Area Man Arrested in Connection with $30 Million...
WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area resident was charged and arrested in the Eastern District of Michigan for his alleged leading role in a $30 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health services,...
View ArticleNovember 30, 2011 – Pompano Beach, Fla.-Area Assisted Living Facility Owner...
WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of a Pompano Beach, Fla.-area assisted living facility pleaded guilty for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent...
View ArticleNovember 2, 2011 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 12...
WASHINGTON – Twelve individuals, including three medical doctors, a doctor of osteopathy and a chiropractor, were charged in the Eastern District of New York for their roles in separate health care...
View ArticleDecember 1, 2011 – Detroit-Area Occupational Therapy Assistant Pleads Guilty...
WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area occupational therapy assistant has pleaded guilty for her participation in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and...
View ArticleNovember 22, 2011 – United States Files Complaint Against BestCare Laboratory...
WASHINGTON – The United States filed a complaint against BestCare Laboratories, Inc. and its founder and principal, Karim A. Maghareh, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas,...
View ArticleNovember 29, 2011 – Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Connection with $5.4...
WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter pleaded guilty for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme operated out of three Detroit-area health care clinics, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI...
View ArticleNovember 8, 2011 – Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $25 Million...
WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter of a Miami health care agency pleaded guilty for her participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and...
View ArticleNovember 22, 2011 – Detroit-Area Foot Doctor Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud...
WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area foot doctor pleaded guilty for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
View ArticleNovember 22, 2011 – HHS expands initiative to protect Medicare and seniors...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $9 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs across...
View ArticleJanuary 5, 2012 – Office Manager for Miami Home Health Company Sentenced to...
WASHINGTON – An office manager for a Miami home health care agency was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for her participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2012 - United States Files $150 Million Complaint Against Medical...
DETROIT – The government has filed suit seeking $150 million in damages and penalties under the False Claims Act against Universal Imaging, Inc. and its current and former owners, Phillip J. Young and...
View ArticleJanuary 9, 2012 – Los Angeles Church Pastor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison...
The pastor of a now defunct Los Angeles church who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for his role in a...
View ArticleJanuary 9, 2012 - Broward County, Fla.-Area Halfway House Owner Pleads Guilty...
WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of a Broward County, Fla.-area halfway house pleaded guilty today for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent...
View ArticleJanuary 12, 2012 – Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Roles...
WASHINGTON – An owner and a patient recruiter for a Louisiana durable medical equipment (DME) company were sentenced today to 60 and 55 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a $4.7...
View ArticleJanuary 17, 2012 - Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200...
WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent...
View ArticleJanuary 19, 2012 – Ten Individuals Arrested for Health Care Fraud
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On January 12, 2012, a Federal grand jury returned two indictments against ten individuals for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United...
View ArticleJanuary 24, 2012 - Miami-Area Nurse Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care...
WASHINGTON – A Miami-area nurse pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human...
View ArticleJanuary 26, 2012 – Owner and Employee of Miami Home Health Company Plead...
WASHINGTON – The owner and an employee of a Miami health care agency pleaded guilty for their participation in a $22 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, the FBI and...
View ArticleJanuary 31, 2012 – Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Health Care...
WASHINGTON – An Atlanta resident pleaded guilty today for his role in a Louisiana-based Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), announced the...
View ArticleFebrurary 2, 2012 – Rehabilitation Agency Owner in Detroit Found Guilty for...
WASHINGTON – The owner of a rehabilitation agency in Dearborn, Mich., was convicted today by a federal jury in Detroit for his leading role in a fraudulent Medicare therapy scheme, announced the...
View ArticleFebrurary 3, 2012 – Louisiana Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty...
WASHINGTON – An owner of multiple Baton Rouge medical equipment companies pleaded guilty today for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims and illegal kickback payments for...
View ArticleFebruary 6, 2012 – Louisiana Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care...
WASHINGTON – A Baton Rouge, La.,-area resident pleaded guilty today for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), announced the...
View ArticleFebruary 8, 2012 - Assistant Administrator of Houston Hospital Indicted for...
WASHINGTON – An assistant administrator of a Houston hospital was arrested today on charges related to his alleged participation in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for...
View ArticleFebruary 14, 2012 - HEALTH CARE FRAUD PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS...
WASHINGTON - An owner and operator of a Houston durable medical equipment company was sentenced today in Houston federal court to 30 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced...
View ArticleFebruary 28, 2012–Dallas Doctor Arrested for Alleged Role in Nearly $375...
WASHINGTON - A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to their alleged participation in a...
View ArticleMarch 9, 2012–Owner of Houston Health Care Company Sentenced to 30 Months in...
WASHINGTON – An owner and operator of a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced today in Houston federal court to 30 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme,...
View ArticleMarch 9, 2012 – Area Halfway House Owner Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for...
WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of a Broward County, Fla.-area halfway house was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients...
View ArticleMarch 13, 2012 – Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200...
WASHINGTON - A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, announced the...
View ArticleMarch 14, 2012 – Humble Woman Sentenced for East Texas Health Care Fraud
BEAUMONT, TX - A 61-year-old Humble, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for health care related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
View ArticleMarch 14, 2012 – Three Detroit-Area Clinic Owners Plead Guilty for Their...
WASHINGTON – Three Detroit-area clinic owners pleaded guilty today for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and...
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