A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted a Florida woman who owned a durable medical equipment (DME) company and managed several other DME companies for her role in a fraud scheme that took advantage of the elderly…
A Richmond, Virginia mental health agency executive was arrested Wednesday after federal prosecutors charged her with submitting more than $49 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims over four years — including billing for her own clinical participation on dates when she was not…
A separate account from WTVR put the figure at $49.6 million, reporting that ACE fraudulently billed Medicaid from 2022 through 2026. Of that amount, the station reports, Medicaid actually paid out $38.6 million. The discrepancy between the two figures has not been resolved in…
The Justice Department announced today that Attorney General Todd Blanche has selected Stephen V. Falanga to serve as Director of the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) effective November 2. Justice Department Announces New Director of the U.S. Trustee Program The Justice Department announced today that…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A man whom federal prosecutors called the architect of one of the largest health care fraud schemes in U.S. history was sentenced Monday. Herbert Kimble was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with three years of court-ordered supervision. He…
Beed, Oct 29 (PTI) A 29-year-old man was held on Thursday for allegedly running an Ayurveda clinic with a forged medical degree, a Beed police official said. Rushikesh Dattatray Kanade, a resident of Gajanan Nagar, was held after a raid carried…
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday that creates Washington's first chief fraud prevention officer and a statewide workgroup to coordinate how state agencies prevent fraud. Ferguson also said he will ask lawmakers next session to expand the state's…
Kimani Bracey created and disseminated fake tax returns, bank records and employment verification documents during the COVID-19 era through two websites. Creation and dissemination of fake documents during the COVID-19 era through two websites led a federal judge in Georgia…
A woman has been sentenced for committing healthcare fraud to steal from disabled Wisconsin residents. Lori Butts, age 49, was sentenced to 28 months’ incarceration for committing a healthcare fraud scheme through which she stole $1,253,920.47 from a Medicaid-funded program designed to provide…
Two former directors of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals spoke Friday on their concerns with the state's Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force, saying the state should have instead taken other enforcement actions first. Dean Lerner, left, and Kevin…
Health-care fraud: Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases, billing schemes, Justice Department takedowns, hospice and autism-therapy fraud.
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