Health Care Fraud

Doctor, Wife Plead Guilty to Running Pill Mill DAYTON – David Kirkwood, 61, and Beverly Kirkwood, 50, of Dayton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to health care fraud. David Kirkwood also pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful drug trafficking. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Ohio Attorney […]

Dallas Attorney Admits to Role in $26 Million Fraud Conspiracy DALLAS — Tshombe Anderson, 54, of Grand Prairie, Texas, appeared today before Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn and pleaded guilty to a scheme he ran along with four of his family members from July 2011 to September 2015 to fraudulently obtain more than

Atlanta Pain Clinic and its owner agree to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act ATLANTA – Atlanta Medical Clinic (“AMC”), which is an Atlanta-based pain management clinic, and Dr. Timothy Dembowski (AMC’s owner), have agreed to pay the United States $250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated Medicare rules

Los Angeles Hospital Agrees To Pay $42 Million to Settle Allegations Arising From Improper Financial Arrangements with Physicians The owners of Pacific Alliance Medical Center, an acute care hospital located in the Chinatown District of Los Angeles, have agreed to pay $42 million to settle allegations that they were involved in improper financial relationships with

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. Agrees To Pay Federal Government $53.6 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Medically Unnecessary Rehabilitation Therapy And Hospice Services SAN FRANCISCO-  The Justice Department announced today that Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (Genesis) will pay the federal government $53,639,288.04, including interest, to settle six federal lawsuits and investigations regarding the submission of false claims for

Former Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Distributing Prescription Drugs, Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Sardar Ashrafkhan of Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced today to 23 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute prescription pills, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and money laundering, Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel Lemisch announced.

Fruitland Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft BOISE – Cherie R. Dillon, 62, of Fruitland, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised released for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez

Rio Grande Valley Area DME Company Owner Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Scheme McALLEN, Texas ‐ The owner of a Rio Grande Valley area durable medical equipment (DME) company has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction in a scheme to defraud Texas Medicaid through fraudulent billings, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Elva

Medicare Advantage Organization And Former Chief Operating Officer To Pay $32.5 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations Tampa, FL – Freedom Health Inc., a Tampa-based provider of managed care services, and its related corporate entities (collectively “Freedom Health”), agreed to pay $31,695,593 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging

Bristol Woman Convicted of Defrauding Medicaid Program Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane today announced that on May 26, a jury in Bridgeport convicted