After Saving $6 Million on Employee Health Coverage: Next Step is Shopping the Joint Insurance Fund
By Mayor Daniel T. Rodrick As the Mayor of Toms River, I firmly believe in the importance of fiscal responsibility and transparency in governance. Today, I want to share an important step…
Ohio Executive Pleads Guilty in $24 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving New Jersey Pharmacy
NEWARK, N.J. – James D. Feeley, 46, of Grafton, Ohio, and owner of several marketing companies, has admitted to his involvement in a major health care fraud and kickback conspiracy, as announced…
Allentown Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault During Mental Health Breakdown
ALLENTOWN, PA – On Sunday, Allentown Police responded to a disturbance on the 1300 block of South Race Street at approximately 5:00 PM. Eder Odemar Montes-Samaniego, 24, from the same address, was…
EPA Exposed Mice To Gun Smoke Then Dissected Them To Study ‘Adverse Health Effects’ Of Firearm Use
EPA Exposed Mice To Gun Smoke Then Dissected Them To Study ‘Adverse Health Effects’ Of Firearm Use Robert Schmad on December 14, 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers exposed mice to gun…
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Doctor Affiliated with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
BOSTON – A Texas man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening a Boston doctor who provided care for members of the transgender community. Matthew Jordan Lindner, 39, of…
New Jersey’s New Mental Health Bill Would Give Criminals ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card Says GOP
TRENTON, NJ – Controversial legislation, S-524, was passed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate, raising concerns from Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) about its potential impact on public safety and the justice system.…
Buffalo Landlord Sentenced for Multiple Health Violations
BUFFALO, NY – Carrie A. Preischel, a 41-year-old from Boston, received a sentence of a one-year conditional discharge and 100 hours of community service. Buffalo City Court Judge JaHarr Pridgen issued the…
West New York Financial Advisor Convicted on 11 Counts at Trial in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
CAMDEN, N.J. – A West New York financial advisor was found guilty on 11 counts of defrauding public health insurance plans out of more than $4 million and transacting in the criminal…
New Jersey Marketing Exec Sentenced for Health Care Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – Michael Drobish, 46, of Cedar Grove, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his involvement in a health care fraud scheme that cost over $6 million. Drobish,…
Brooklyn Health Aide Struck by Stray Bullet Outside Coney Island Playground
BROOKLYN, NY – A 43-year-old home health aide was struck by a stray bullet near a Coney Island playground in Brooklyn. The incident occurred on Monday, just before noon outside an apartment…
Former Employee of Beaver County Health Care Facility Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Assaults Against Disabled Residents
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal hate crime charges, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Tyler Smith, 32, of New…
Med First Agrees to Pay $1,450,000 to Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations in South Carolina Clinic
GREENSBORO – Med First Immediate Care & Family Practice, P.A. (Med First) has agreed to pay the government $1,450,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its clinic in Dillon, South Carolina…
Health Officials Warn of Deadly ‘Gas Station Heroin’ in New Jersey
NEW JERSEY, NJ – The state of New Jersey is experiencing a surge in the use of Tianeptine, commonly known as “gas station heroin,” “Zaza Red,” “Tianaa,” and “Pegasus.” Marketed as a…
Mansfield Woman Defrauds Health and Human Services Technology Solutions Company Out of $3.7 Million
A Mansfield woman pleaded guilty today to a $3.7 million wire fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Tanisha Adderley, 51, was charged via criminal information in…
Health Officials Warn of Bacterial Disease Spreading in Lakewood, Ocean County
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Northern Ocean County faces a health challenge with a rising number of shigella cases, a bacterium found in the intestinal tract of infected individuals and shed through feces. According…
Utica Police Successfully Resolve Mental Health Crisis with No Injuries
UTICA, NY – On November 10th, 2023, Utica Police responded to a mental health crisis on Avery Pl involving a potentially suicidal and armed individual. Upon arrival, officers located the individual inside…
Two Charged With $12 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Two individuals were charged with submitting fraudulent claims for corticosteroid injections and other services that were not performed and unlawfully distributing hydrocodone, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha…
New Jersey’s Red Counties Outperforming Blue Ones in Reproductive Health Care
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A new report card issued by March of Dimes for New Jersey shows the state’s level of care for pre-term babies has fallen drastically under New Jersey Governor…
Pharmacy Owners and Doctor Convicted for $145M Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion Scheme
A federal jury convicted three Texas men yesterday for a $145 million scheme to defraud the Department of Labor through the submission of fraudulent claims for prescription compound creams. According to court…
Atlantic County Man Sentenced to One Year and One Day in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs out of millions of dollars…
Colorado Home Health Care Owner Charged with Employment Tax Crimes
A federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment yesterday charging a Colorado woman with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes for several years. According to the indictment,…