New Jersey bill would raise age limit for pediatric long-term care to 26
TRENTON, N.J. — A bipartisan group of New Jersey senators has introduced a bill that would raise the maximum age for residents in pediatric long-term care facilities from 19 to 26. Senate…
Physician Indicted in $10 Million Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elemer Raffai, an orthopedic surgeon, with health care fraud in connection with a $10 million scheme involving the submission of false…
Bausch + Lomb Reports More Than 48 Million Units of Contact Lens, Eye Care and Lens Care Materials Recycled Through ONE by ONE and Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling Programs
VAUGHAN, ON and LAVAL, QC and TRENTON, N.J., April 21, 2022 — Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) (“Bausch Health”), today announced its…
Long Island Medical Doctor Charged as Part of COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
An indictment was returned yesterday in Central Islip charging Dr. Perry Frankel with three counts of health care fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $1.3 million…
Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud
Memphis, TN – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…
Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 47, of Arnold, Maryland, for three counts of healthcare fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims to…
Medical Sales Representative Found Guilty of Role in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute and Travel Act Conspiracies
CAMDEN, N.J. – A medical sales representative from Gloucester County, New Jersey, was convicted today on 18 counts related to defrauding public health insurance plans out of more than $4.6 million, Attorney…
Man Stole Leaf Blower, Chainsaw from Lawn Care Truck Working at Westview Nursing Home
DAYVILLE, CT – Police are searching for a man who stole gardening tools from a business while their workers were performing maintenance at the Westview Nursing Home. According to police, on Monday,…
Columbia Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Columbia, Mississippi woman was sentenced to 57 months in prison for defrauding health care insurance providers. Joy Beth Harden, 51, pled guilty on August 10, 2021, to executing…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Research Institute Dedicated to Advancing the Care of Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases
— Led by director of Penn Cardiovascular Institute (Penn CVI), CHOP CVI combines the best of CHOP and Penn Medicine to drive scientific discovery– PHILADELPHIA, April 18, 2022 — Deepening its commitment…
Man Broke Several Windows at Staten Island Day Care Center
STATEN ISLAND, NY – New York City Police Department detectives in Staten Island are searching for a black male who allegedly shattered several windows at a children’s daycare center at 2734 Victory…
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Twenty-Eight Months of Imprisonment for Health Care Fraud Scheme
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans announced that JOSEPH CAMPO (“CAMPO”) was sentenced on April 14, 2022 to 28 months of imprisonment, and…
Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme
Two men were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for helping orchestrate a scheme where physicians received kickback payments in exchange for writing and referring expensive compounded drug prescriptions to OK Compounding, announced…
Middleburg Nurse Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Intensive Care Patients’ Medication
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Monique Elizabeth Carter (35, Middleburg) today pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically, injectable fentanyl. Carter faces a maximum penalty…
Owner of Queens Pharmacies Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud
BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Aleah Mohammed was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for carrying out multiple schemes to defraud health care programs, including obtaining more…
Paul D. Weir, John R. Morgan, M.D., Care Plus Management, LLC, and Anesthesia entities pay $7.2 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations
ATLANTA – Paul D. Weir, John R. Morgan, M.D. and the company they created, Care Plus Management, LLC (“Care Plus”), along with 18 anesthesia entities that Care Plus owned and operated, agreed…
U.S. Attorney to host Health Care Fraud Symposium
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA – Experts from the public and private sector will gather in Morgantown next week for a seminar to highlight best practices in preventing and responding to health care fraud,…
Englewood Health Opens Urgent Care Center in Fair Lawn with Extended Weekday and Weekend Hours
“With locations across northern New Jersey, our urgent care centers round out Englewood Health’s capacity to care for our communities,” said Warren Geller, president and CEO of Englewood Health. “We offer physician…
United States Attorney’s Office and Washington State Office of Attorney General to Announce Largest Ever Health Care Fraud Settlement in Eastern Washington
Spokane, WA: At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Vanessa R. Waldref, and the Washington State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, will hold…
Metairie Man Sentenced to Three Years of Probationfor Health Care Fraud Scheme
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, announced that MARIO DELUCA (“DELUCA”) has been sentenced on April 6, 2022 to 36 months of probation…
Huntsville Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Huntsville doctor has been charged for conspiring to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp,…