Controversial and radical Boston city councilor indicted in kickback scheme involving taxpayer funds
BOSTON — Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Boston city councilor representing District 7, was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday after being indicted on charges of orchestrating a kickback scheme to misappropriate taxpayer…
Doctor and Wife Admit Genetic Testing Kickback and Bribery Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania doctor and his wife have admitted their roles in schemes to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for ordering genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
South Carolina Doctor Settles Over $585,000 in Kickback Allegations
NEWARK, NJ — Dr. Moustafa Moustafa and his medical practice, South Carolina Nephrology and Hypertension Center Inc., have agreed to pay $585,540 to settle allegations of receiving illegal kickbacks. The settlement resolves…
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Testing Kickback Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. — Tauqir Khan, a 65-year-old resident of Pennington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute in a scheme related to COVID-19 testing. The admission was made…
Physicians Settle Allegations of Kickback Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two physicians and a medical practice in Missouri have agreed to pay over $525,000 to resolve allegations of a kickback scheme involving laboratory testing. The agreement was announced on…
Two Individuals Admit Participating In Health Care Fraud And Kickback Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – An Indiana man and an Arizona man yesterday admitted their roles in a health care fraud conspiracy in which they received payment for doctors’ orders for durable medical equipment…
Morris County Pharmacy Employee Admits Participating In $2.4 Million Kickback And Bribery Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A pharmacy employee today admitted conspiring to offer and pay bribes and kickbacks in exchange for having prescriptions steered to the Morris County, New Jersey, pharmacy where he worked,…
Former Chairman of Riviera Beach Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Extortion for Kickback Payments
MIAMI – Delvin Thomas, 44, of West Palm Beach, Fla., has pled guilty to one count of extortion after using his chairman position to receive a kickback from a real-estate transaction. Thomas will…
Physician and Office Manager Agree to Pay More Than $420,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving New Jersey, Texas, and South Carolina Laboratories
NEWARK, N.J. – A Texas doctor and his office manager, who was also his wife, have agreed to pay more than $422,789 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal…
Four People Indicted in $3.5 Million COVID-19 Testing Kickback Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – Four people have been charged for their roles in a kickback conspiracy involving COVID-19 testing that defrauded federal health insurance programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Abid…
Former Sarasota Pain Doctor Sentenced In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes. Chun was sentenced to three years and…
Opioid Abuse Treatment Facility to Pay $3.15 Million for Kickback Violations, Obstructing Federal Audit, and False Claims Submitted to Government Insurance Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it caused kickbacks, obstructed a federal audit, and…
Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (“HUFSD”), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest…
Physician and Medical Office to Pay Over $2.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations
United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced that FEEL WELL HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHINGTON, P.C. (formerly doing business as “Feel Well Health Center”) and KEVIN…
Hudson Physician and Ohio Pharmaceutical Rep Plead Guilty to Roles in Prescription Drug Kickback Conspiracy
AKRON – Deepak Raheja, 66, of Hudson, Ohio, and Frank Mazzucco, 44, of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, to their roles in a pharmaceutical kickback conspiracy in which…
Government Prime Contractor Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Subcontractors’ Kickback Scheme on Wounded Warrior Program
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On October 24, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held Management Consulting, Inc. (Mancon), located in Virginia Beach, strictly liable under the Anti-Kickback Act and…
Doctor Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs
A doctor licensed in the states of Oklahoma and Texas was sentenced for writing and referring compounded drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickback payments, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District…
Oklahoma City Home Health Company and Two Former Corporate Officers Agree to Pay $22.9 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations Arising From Improper Payments to Referring Physicians
OKLAHOMA CITY – CHC Holdings, LLC d/b/a Carter Healthcare, an Oklahoma limited liability company that provides home healthcare through subsidiaries in multiple states, including Texas and Oklahoma, as well as Stanley Carter…
Gadsden Man Charged with Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback and Health Care Fraud Conspiracies
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – A federal grand jury last week indicted a Gadsden man for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal…
Lowell Nurse Pleads Guilty in $100 Million Home Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme
BOSTON – A Lowell woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with a $100 million home health care fraud scheme. Winnie Waruru, 42, of Lowell, pleaded guilty on…
Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty in St. Louis to Telemedicine Kickback Scheme
ST. LOUIS – A doctor from Ohio pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges and admitted accepting $291,000 in kickbacks from telemedicine companies involved in a nationwide fraud scheme. Despite knowing it…
Mother and Daughter Pharmacy Owners Charged with Health Care Fraud and Kickback Crimes
Miami, Florida – A South Florida federal grand jury has charged Mirosis Gonzalez, 58, and her daughter Berioska Sosa, 32, with paying kickbacks in exchange for referrals of Medicare beneficiaries to their…
California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Health Care Kickback Conspiracy
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Coronado, California, man has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to commit health care kickbacks, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Vincent Marchetti, Jr., 58, was found…
Two Clinical Labs and Their Owners Agree to Pay $5.7 Million to Resolve False Claims and Kickback Allegations
NEWARK, N.J. – Two clinical laboratories and their owners have agreed to pay $5.7 million to resolve allegations that they caused the submission of false claims to Medicare by paying kickbacks in…
21 Charged, Including Hospital and Lab CEOs, in Connection with Multistate Healthcare Kickback Conspiracy
TYLER, Texas – The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the United States for more than $1.2 billion in alleged fraudulent telemedicine, cardiovascular and…
Former Benefit Plan Administrator Admits Tax Evasion And Kickback Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former benefit plan administrator today admitted engaging in multiple years of tax evasion and a kickback scheme related to his role as administrator of two union related employee…
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