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…
Former Virginia Beach Business Owner Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A former Virginia Beach business owner was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in operating a durable medical equipment supply company that defrauded federal health…
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Bakersfield Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV
FRESNO, Calif. — The Justice Department today announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject to approval by…
Cumberland County Man Charged With Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, And Theft Of Public Money
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, age 52, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was charged in a criminal information with one…
South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $42 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced Bradley Jason Kantor, 49, of Key Largo, Florida, to 10 years in federal prison for submitting approximately $42 million in fraudulent…
Murrysville Doctor Sentenced for Illegal Drug Distribution and Health Care Fraud
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his convictions for unlawful dispensing and distributing Schedule II controlled substances and health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy…
South Florida Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Consecutive Health Care Fraud Conspiracies
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington today sentenced Patsy Truglia (54, Parkland) to 15 years in federal prison for his role in two consecutive conspiracies to commit health care…
Former West Michigan Doctor Charged With Health Care Fraud And False Statements
Dr. Daniel Castro Formerly Practiced at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – A federal grand jury in Grand Rapids returned an indictment charging…
Medical Imaging Companies CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $250 Million Health Care Fraud Run Via State Workers’ Comp System
SAN DIEGO – The CEO of several Southern California-based medical imaging companies was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for running a scheme that submitted more than $250 million…
New unit formed to combat health care fraud in West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A new initiative to combat health care fraud in West Virginia was launched today in Wheeling, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. State and federal agencies gathered…
Surgery Centers and Medical Offices in New Jersey Settle Allegations of Federal Health Care Fraud
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, New York Region…
Westfield Woman Going To Prison For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars From Health Care Agency
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alicia Raynor, 44, of Westfield, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud and filing…
Owner Of Telemedicine Company Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
NASHVILLE – A Kentucky woman pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Nashville, to conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the…
‘My Reputation Over Someone’s Life?’: Kim Kardashian Couldn’t Care Less About What Working With Trump Did To Her Image
Kim Kardashian revealed that she doesn’t care about the backlash she received for working with former President Donald Trump on criminal justice reform in an interview with Bari Weiss. “I really don’t…
California Man Convicted of Federal Violations in Health Care Kickback Scheme
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Coronado, California, man has been found guilty of federal violations related to a health care kickback scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. attorney Brit Featherston…
Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – Four people who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions have been sentenced…
Scranton Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances And Health Care Fraud
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Scranton physician, Kurt Moran, age 69, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani…
EXCLUSIVE: Haley Calls Biden’s Diplomatic Olympics Boycott A ‘Joke’ Because China Doesn’t Care If He Shows Up
Former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley called reports that the Biden administration is set to announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics a “joke,” because China doesn’t care if he…
Clay County Pharmacy Investigation Results In Criminal Charges Against Six More Individuals In Opioid Distribution And Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
NASHVILLE – Charging documents unsealed yesterday charge six more individuals in relation to a massive opioid distribution and health care fraud conspiracy orchestrated from pharmacies in Celina, Tennessee, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…
Pittsburgh Resident Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy, Health Care Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Cindy…
Two Florida Men Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Florida men have been indicted for their roles in durable medical equipment and compound medication schemes involving kickbacks and fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Thomas…