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Health and Wellness Scams: Emerging Trends in 2024
In today’s fast-paced world, where people are constantly seeking ways to improve their health and well-being, the demand for health and wellness products and services is at an all-time high. However, with this demand comes an increased risk of falling prey to scams. Scammers prey on people’s desire for quick and easy solutions to their…
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Medical Identity Theft: What We Need To Know in 2023 To Prevent
Medical identity theft is the unauthorized use of an individual’s personal information, such as name, social security number, or insurance policy number, to fraudulently obtain medical services, prescriptions, or medical devices. It can also involve the falsification of medical records or billing for services not rendered. Types of Medical Identity Theft Q&A about Medical Identity…
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Health Care Fraud: Dr. Pedro Garcia Charged For His Scheme to Defraud Medicare
RGV Area Doctor Charged in Health Care Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme McALLEN, Texas ‐ A Rio Grande Valley area doctor has been charged in a federal indictment for his scheme to defraud Medicare and to solicit and obtain illegal kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal grand jury…
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Health Care Fraud: Kirtish N. Patel And Nita K. Patel Were Sentenced For Health Care Fraud Scheme
Morris County, New Jersey, Husband And Wife Sentenced To Prison For Falsifying Thousands Of Medical Diagnostic Reports As Part Of $4.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – Two Rockaway, New Jersey, residents who owned a mobile diagnostic testing company were each sentenced today to over six years in prison for receiving more than…
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Health Care Fraud: Rafael Chikvashvili Sentenced to 10 Years
Maryland Health Care Provider Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Resulting in Patient Deaths Patients Died Because No Radiologist Reviewed X-Rays; Defendant Cheated Medicare and Medicaid of More Than $6 Million Baltimore, Maryland – U. S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced the owner of Alpha Diagnostics, Rafael Chikvashvili, age…
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Michael Danilovich Sentenced For Racketeering, Health Care Fraud, Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering
Michael Danilovich Sentenced To 25 Years For Racketeering, Health Care Fraud, Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering Racketeering Conviction Included Largest No-Fault Insurance Fraud Scheme Ever Charged Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL DANILOVICH was sentenced today to 25 years in prison…
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The National Health Care Fraud Takedown Known Cases
Fifteen Charged In Middle District As Part Of Largest National Health Care Fraud Takedown In History List Of Group Charged On National Helth Care Fraud: Yosbel Marimon, Greggory Jackson, Belinda Jalloh, Robert Lee Lanier, Maria Lugo, Janice and Thurman Hammock, Louis William Rimondi, Douglas Thompson, Craig DeMange. Tampa, FL – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, and…
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Health Care Fraud Report 2016
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 301 Individuals for Approximately $900 Million in False Billing Most Defendants Charged and Largest Alleged Loss Amount in Strike Force History Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by…
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Chiropractic Fraud – Perception Vs Reality – Health Care Fraud
Is health care fraud more prevalent in claims submitted by chiropractors than those submitted by members of other health care disciplines? When looking at the various news-sources, chiropractors are not found to make up either the lion-share of health care fraud charges or convictions reported. Unfortunately, instances of fraud & abuse are present in ALL…
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Health Care Fraud: Area Chiropractor
Area Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involved Billings to D.C. Medicaid Program WASHINGTON – Lewis J. Levine, 59, a chiropractor who practiced in Southeast Washington, was sentenced today to five months of incarceration, to be followed by two years of supervised release, including a curfew and five months of electronic…
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$6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
Six Defendants Charged For $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme Six South Florida residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health). U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida,…
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Most Popular Fraud Schemes
The following are some of the most common scams that the FBI investigates and tips to help prevent you from being victimized. Visit our White-Collar Crime and Cyber webpages for more fraud schemes. To report cases of fraud, use our online tips form or contact your nearest FBI office or overseas office. Telemarketing Fraud When…
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Health Care Fraud Second FBI
Health Care Fraud оr Health Insurance Fraud Medical Equipment Fraud: Equipment manufacturers offer “free” products tо individuals. Insurers аrе thеn charged fоr products thаt wеrе nоt needed and/or mау nоt hаvе bееn delivered. “Rolling Lab” Schemes: Unnecessary аnd ѕоmеtіmеѕ fake tests аrе gіvеn tо individuals аt health clubs, retirement homes, оr shopping malls аnd billed…
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Duane Karsten Previously Admitted to Stealing More Than $2.3 Million
Former Respiratory Care Practitioner Sentenced on Health Care Fraud Charges From FBI CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—A former respiratory therapist, who practiced in both Free Union, Va. and Earlysville, Va., pled guilty on April 20, 2015, to committing health care fraud and was sentenced August 28, 2015, in the United States District Court for the Western District of…