Lawmakers demand Democrats practice inclusion before looming energy crisis slams New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Trenton Democrats are all about inclusion, diversity, and equity, except when it comes to official state business. They routinely ignore assembly and senate…
Athens Owner of Hearing Aid Practice Charged with Health Care Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Athens-based businessman has been charged with health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and TVA-OIG…
The United States and Practice Fusion, Inc. Resolve Allegations of Violations of Practice Fusion’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that it has resolved allegations that Practice Fusion, Inc. violated the terms of its deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”).…
Salisbury Medical Practice Pays the United States Over $286,000 to Resolve Claims that it Billed for Medical Services Not Provided
Baltimore, Maryland – Peninsula Internal Medicine, L.L.C., a medical practice located in Salisbury, Maryland, and the Estate of Candy Burns have paid the United States $286,631.33 to settle allegations that Peninsula Internal…
US Attorney’s Office Settles ADA Complaint Involving Area Ophthalmology Practice
Detroit, MI – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced today that it has reached a settlement with Vitreoretinal Specialists, PLC, which is also known as Retina…
Windham Eye Care Practice and its Owners Pay $192K for Employing “Excluded” Individual
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WINDHAM EYE GROUP, P.C., an ophthalmological medical practice located in Windham, and its owners, DANA WOODS, M.D. and…
Associate Medical Director of Baltimore County, Maryland Pain Management Practice Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Kick-Backs
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Howard Hoffberg, M.D., age 65, of Reisterstown, Maryland, today, to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised…
Hamden Psychiatric Practice and its Owner Pay $310K for Employing “Excluded” Individual
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that GERIATRIC & ADULT PSYCHIATRY, LLC, (“GAP”) and its owner, ALAN SIEGAL, M.D., have entered into a civil settlement…
Administrative Assistant at Suburban Chicago Medical Practice Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Writing Opioid Prescriptions
CHICAGO — An administrative assistant at a suburban Chicago medical practice has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for fraudulently writing opioid prescriptions to an acquaintance. AMANDA BIESIADA worked as…
Pathology Practice Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey pathology practice will pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection with submissions to the…
Doctor and Owner of Medical Practice Indicted for Health Care Fraud
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Wednesday, a federal grand jury returned a fifty-count indictment, charging Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D., 48, of Peoria, Arizona, with Health Care Fraud, False Statements Relating to a Health…
United States reaches a $1.25 Million Settlement with South Carolina Family Practice Clinics for Billing Unnecessary Services to Federal Health Programs
Columbia, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Colonial Family Practice, LLC, a physician-owned primary and urgent care practice with multiple clinics in South Carolina, has agreed…
Former Medical Office Manager Sentenced to 27 Months for Embezzling Money From Practice
Sean P. Costello, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, announces that Chief Judge Jeffery Beaverstock has sentenced defendant Betty Fables Harrison to 27 months in prison and ordered…
Fun with Biz: Matt Dumba reflects on Mikael Granlund’s wedding
Minnesota Wild forward Matt Dumba sits down with Paul Bissonnette to discuss Mikael Granlund’s wedding in Finland and which teammate spoils practice drills For the latest hockey action, subscribe to our channel…