DETROIT – Dearborn physician Tete Oniango, 47, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and agreed to forfeit approximately $37,000 in cash seized from his office, announced United …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against A Doctor, Dentist, And Former NBA Player For Defrauding The NBA Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Urgent Care Doctor and his Facilities Settle Allegations of Federal Health Care Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBreon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today that Dr. Josef Schenker and two urgent care facilities owned by him, Josef Schenker, M.D., P.C., …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Federal Jury Convicts Big Island Pain Doctor Rudolph B. Puana of Conspiracy and Distribution of Oxycodone and Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSpecial Attorneys Michael Wheat (619) 546-8437, Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951, Janaki Chopra (619) 546-8817, Colin McDonald (619) 546-9144, and Andrew Chiang (619) 546-8756 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 20, 2022 …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Long Island Medical Doctor Charged as Part of COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAn 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 …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
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
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, 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 …
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Ohio jury finds doctor not guilty of murder in fentanyl case -Columbus Dispatch
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -An Ohio jury on Wednesday found Dr. William Husel, who had been accused of giving patients lethal doses of fentanyl, not guilty of 14 counts of murder, the Columbus …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Huntsville Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHUNTSVILLE, 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 …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
United States Files Complaint Against Lehighton Doctor For Violating The False Claims Act
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Peter J. Baddick, III, a …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Naturopathic Doctor Pleads Guilty To Fake COVID-19 Immunization And Vaccination Card Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN FRANCISCO – A California-licensed naturopathic doctor pleaded guilty today for scheming to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Medical Doctor To Pay $40,800 To Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Ahmed Khan has agreed to pay the United States $40,800 to resolve civil liability …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Mississippi Doctor Convicted of Hospice Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenville, MS – A federal jury convicted a Cleveland, Mississippi doctor on Monday of Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud following a two week trial for his role in referring and …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Utah Doctor Pleads Guilty, Banned from Denali for Five Years and to Pay $10,000 Penalty
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFAIRBANKS – A Utah doctor was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec to a five-year ban from climbing Denali and will pay $10,000 after pleading guilty to violating …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Pocono Lakes Woman Sentenced For Threat To Doctor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lorena Keglic, age 50, of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to time served of two …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Second Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFAYETTEVILLE – An Alexandria, La., physician pleaded guilty today to having conspired to violate three different federal statutes in connection with a scheme to defraud both federal and private workers’ …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAn Arlington physician has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for fraud and drug crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham. In July …
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Local/N.J. Doctor Selected as one of 30 members nationwide to the athenahealth 2022 Clinical Advisory Board Dr. Dan Fabius, Consensus Health Chief Medical Informatics Officer will collaborate with the athenahealth product team
by Your Newsby Your News“I am honored to join this incredible team of experts and believe our collaborative efforts will greatly impact the future of athenahealth products to better serve doctors and patients in …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Canton Doctor Indicted for Health Care Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Canton orthopedic surgeon has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for his role in a health care fraud scheme. Dr. Olarewaju James Oladipo, 57, …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Pain Clinic Doctor Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Money Structuring
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Dr. Zachary Bird (51, Tampa) to 24 months in federal prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, for …
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Thief Runs DC Doctor Over With His Own Car After Hijacking It Kendall Tietz on March 10, 2022 A Washington doctor was run over and killed Tuesday night by a …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Santa Paula Doctor and Lancaster Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received Over $30 Million from Medicare
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – Authorities today arrested a physician and a marketer on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked Medicare out of more than $30 million for medically …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Chief Of Cardiology At Palo Alto VA Hospital Pleads Guilty To Sexual Battery Of Subordinate Doctor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN JOSE – Cardiologist John Giacomini pleaded guilty today to one count of felony abusive sexual contact, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds; Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Seattle doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding pandemic relief programs
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A former Seattle doctor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 4 years in prison for fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Long Island Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Medicare Billing Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressEarlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Morris Barnard, a medical doctor practicing in Great Neck, New York, pleaded guilty to health care fraud in connection with billing Medicare …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Clifton Park Doctor Sentenced to 37 Months for Unlawful Drug Distribution
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBANY, NEW YORK – Adrian Morris, age 65, of Clifton Park, New York, formerly a licensed psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison …