Pennsylvania vision testing firm to pay $14.25M in Medicare fraud settlement over unapproved device use
NEWARK, N.J. – Diopsys, Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, will pay up to $14.25 million to resolve allegations that it caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare…
From Costa Rica, Phil Murphy tells Biden “All is well” in New Jersey as COVID-19 cases soar, testing overwhelmed
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy might be sitting comfortably beside a pool or beach in Central America, but back home, things are not so comfortable. Murphy is spending a…
Biden regrets shortfall in COVID-19 testing as Americans can’t find test during holiday COVID surge
As the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus surges across America, becoming the most dominant strain in just a matter of days, Americans are finding it nearly impossible to learn whether or…
Jen Psaki tries to defend Biden’s failure on the COVID-19 testing shortage
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tried to defend her boss, President Joe Biden after he dropped the ball on America’s COVID-19 testing rollout, saying that had the President not acted, there…
CNN slams Biden on COVID-19 testing crisis, failure
CNN slammed President Joe Biden for falling asleep at the wheel when it comes to providing Americans with proper testing capacity for the latest COVID-19 omicron strain outbreak. Biden has been promising…
Emails Reveal How Worried Diplomats Were About Anal Swab Testing In China
Emails recently obtained by Judicial Watch show how U.S. officials scrambled over reports that the Chinese government was requiring anal swab tests to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The communications were obtained…
Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces More Than $1.8 Million in Grants from the Department of Justice to Reduce the Backlog of DNA Testing in Six Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron today announced $1,835,897 in Department of Justice grants to six Maryland law enforcement agencies to be used to reduce the backlog in DNA testing…
Fry Foods, Inc. Human Resources Manager Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Payroll and COVID-19 Testing Schemes
BOISE – A Meridian man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering based on schemes to defraud his employer, Fry Foods, Inc., during…
Florida Man Admits Role in $1 Million Kickback Scheme Related to Genetic Testing
NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks and bribes from laboratories in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests, Acting…
Dayton psychiatric hospital and owner agree to pay $425,000 to resolve claims for unnecessary diagnostic testing
DAYTON, Ohio – Access Hospital Dayton, LLC and its owner, Dr. John Johnson, have agreed to pay the United States $374,780 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly caused the…
DOJ and CEO of defunct medical testing laboratory settle False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute civil case
Seattle – A False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Statute civil matter was resolved today with an agreed $1.1 million payment by the former Chief Executive Officer of a now defunct medical testing lab, announced…
USMM and VPA Pay $8.5 Million To Resolve Overpayment of Medicare Claims for Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing
DETROIT – U.S. Medical Management, LLC (“USMM”) and VPA, P.C. (“VPA”), providers of home-based healthcare services, have agreed to pay the United States $8.5 million to resolve allegations that USMM and VPA…
Kentucky Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Related to Referrals for Drug Testing at Greensburg, PA Lab
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Louisville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Varanise C. Booker, 66,…
CDC announces it is dropping PCR testing for COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control this week announced that it is phasing out the Real Time PCR COVID-19 test immediately. PCR tests will no longer be a valid and recognized method for…