Kentucky veteran sentenced to two years in prison after federal jury found him guilty of defrauding the Veterans Health Administration HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Kentucky man was sentenced today to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay $789,472 in restitution for defrauding the Veterans Health Administration, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Phillip […]
Owner of Florida Home Health Agency Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme The owner of a Tampa, Florida, home health agency was convicted by a federal jury for her participation in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney
Springfield Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme to Overcharge Medicaid, Medicare at Four Clinics KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced that a Springfield, Mo., man who operated four Family Medical Center clinics in southern Missouri was sentenced in federal court
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VIBRA HEALTHCARE TO PAY $32.7 MILLION TO RESOLVE CLAIMS FOR MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY SERVICES WASHINGTON – Vibra Healthcare LLC (Vibra), a national hospital chain headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has agreed to $32.7 million, plus interest, to resolve claims that Vibra violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services, the Department of Justice
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Owner of Illinois Home Health Company Admits Paying Illegal Kickbacks to 20 Medical Directors for Referrals of Medicare Patients CHICAGO — The owner of a home health care company headquartered in Lemont admitted in federal court today that he paid illegal kickbacks to procure referrals of elderly patients on Medicare. ROMY MACASAET JR. paid kickbacks
Cleveland Mississippi Hospice Owner Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud and Ordered to Pay Over 5 Million Dollars in Restitution Jackson, Miss – Andre Kirkland, 52, of Cleveland, Mississippi was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Oxford on September 1, 2016, on charges that he defrauded Medicare and Medicaid by signing up patients for hospice care who
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Six Individuals Face 47-Count Second Superseding Indictment for Health Care Services Fraud U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that a Federal Grand Jury has returned a 46-count superseding indictment against six individuals charging approximately $13,655,094 in Medicare fraud. Specifically, HENRY EVANS, age 71; MICHAEL JONES, age 47; PAULA JONES, age 45;SHELTON BARNES, age 62; GREGORY
Florida Doctor Indicted For Role In $13.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Tampa, FL – The medical director of a clinic in Orlando, Florida, was charged in a superseding indictment filed today for his alleged participation in a $13.8 million health care fraud scheme involving claims for expensive prescription drugs and physical therapy. U.S. Attorney A. Lee
Two Psychologists Plead Guilty in $25 Million Nursing Home-Testing Scheme Two clinical psychologists pleaded guilty today for their involvement in a fraudulent psychological testing scheme that preyed upon Medicare recipients living in nursing homes throughout the Southeastern United States. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A.
Former Owner and Manager of Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $57 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General
