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Livanova agrees to pay $1.87 Million to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from improper kickback payments ATLANTA – LivaNova USA, Inc. (“LivaNova”), formerly known as Cyberonics, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States and the State of Georgia $1.87 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Georgia […]
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment And Arrest Of Vascular Surgeon For Healthcare Fraud Government Also Files Civil Fraud Complaint Against the Surgeon and His Medical Practice Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Doctor on Fraud Charges for Billing Insurance Companies for Nonexistent Treatment CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a Chicago doctor on fraud charges for billing insurance companies for purported chiropractic manipulations that were never performed. DR. PAUL MADISON, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist, owned Watertower SurgiCenter LLC, an outpatient […]
Ocean County, New Jersey, Schools Maintenance Worker Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs CAMDEN, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $4 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig […]
United States Files Suit Against Franklin, Tennessee-Based Pain, MD, LLC and Related Pain Clinics and Owners Lawsuit Alleges False Claims Act Conduct at Pain Management Clinics in Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia NASHVILLE, Tenn. – November 16, 2018 –U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee announced today that the United States has […]
Former Margate Mortgage Consultant Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy CAMDEN, N.J. – A former Atlantic County resident now living in Florida admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs out of millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and N.J. Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced. Robert
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Scheme Targeting D.C. Medicaid Program Defendant Worked as Personal Care Aide, Submitted Timesheets For Work That Never Was Performed WASHINGTON – A Maryland man who was employed as a personal care aide pled guilty today to a federal charge of health care fraud stemming from a
Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty As Part Of Largest Health Care Fraud Case Ever In Mississippi Nationwide Compound Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Involved Almost a Quarter of a Billion Dollars Hattiesburg, Miss. – Thomas Edward Spell, Jr., 50, of Ridgeland, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to a Criminal Information outlining his role in
Medical Supply Executive Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Her Role In A $30 Million Scheme To Defraud Medicare And Medicaid Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARINA BURMAN was sentenced today to 36 months in prison. BURMAN, the former president of a medical
Treatment Center Owners Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Two treatment center owners were sentenced to prison for their participation in a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme that involved the filing of fraudulent insurance