From the Department of Justice media release: According to the evidence presented at trial, from February 2006 through June 2015, Neba and others conspired to defraud Medicare by submitting over $10 million in false and fraudulent claims for home health services to Medicare through Fiango Home Healthcare Inc., owned by Neba and her husband, Ebong […]
U.S. –Podiatry Clinic Exposes Patients From Winnebago and Omaha Tribes To HIV, Hepatitis
From the Iowa Public Radio news item: At least 35 people at the podiatry clinic of the Indian Health Service hospital in Winnebago, Neb., have possibly been exposed to Hepatitis and HIV. An instrument at the IHS clinic, which is near Sioux City, may not have been properly sterilized between patients. IHS is an agency […]
U.S. Justice Department sets sights on opioid-ravaged cities
From the news item: Sessions said the group of prosecutors he has dubbed the “opioid fraud and abuse detection unit” will rely on data in their efforts to root out pill mills and track down doctors and other health care providers who illegally prescribe or distribute narcotics such as fentanyl and other powerful painkillers. Such […]
U.S. — Connecticut Physicians Charged with Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering
From the IndiaWestnews article: U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly July 26 announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport returned an indictment charging Dr. Bharat Patel with narcotics distribution, healthcare fraud and money laundering offenses, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release. Patel, 70, of Milford, Ct., […]
US — Fla. health care admin charged in $1B Medicare fraud case
From the ABC News story: A Florida health care administrator accepted bribes in exchange for helping a nursing home owner accused of orchestrating a $1 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme keep his license, federal prosecutors said. Blanco made about $31,300 a year overseeing inspections at nursing facilities owned by 48-year-old Philip Esformes, an extremely […]
USA — Milford Doctor Indicted On Drug, Health Care Fraud Charges
From the Milford Patch news article: The two doctors are accused of writing prescriptions for cash to addicts, money laundering and millions of dollars in health care fraud. Both operated out of Family Health Urgent Care at 235 Main St. in Norwalk. Around 2012, Mansourov purchased the practice from Patel and renamed it Family Urgent […]
US — Three Companies and Their Executives Pay $19.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Pertaining to Rehabilitation Therapy and Hospice Services
From the DOJ media release: FHS is the corporate successor to Provider Services Inc. (PSI), which provided management services to skilled nursing facilities. In 2010, PSI was merged into BCFL Holdings Inc. (BCFL), which was renamed FHS in 2013. Olympia provided rehabilitation therapy services to patients at the skilled nursing facilities managed by PSI and […]
Woman sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for $3.5 million health care fraud scheme
From the News 4 San Antonio news article: A woman was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for her role in an estimated $3.5 million Health Care Fraud scheme. United States District Judge Alia Moses also ordered 46-year-old DTS Medical Supply Company office manager/medical biller Kathleen Kelly-Tuorila to pay $3,269,300.11 in restitution … Read […]
US — Lexington, Kentucky, Jury Convicts Clinical Psychologist for Role in $600 Million Social Security Disability Fraud Scheme
From the Department of Justice news article: After a one-week trial in federal court in Lexington, the jury convicted Alfred Bradley Adkins, 45, of Shelbiana, Kentucky, of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of making false statements. […]
Brooklyn man convicted of practicing dentistry after license was revoked 17 years ago
From the Daily News New York news article: A Brooklyn dentist who lost his license to practice 17 years ago was convicted for continuing to pull teeth, prosecutors said. Alexander Hollender, 70, was found guilty Wednesday for practicing dentistry at the Seventh Ave. Dental Office even after his license was revoked in 2000 for stealing […]
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