Medicare Fraud

Alexandria Trio Sentenced in Sophisticated Multi-Million Dollar Medicare DME Fraud Ring Involving International Money Laundering and Illicit Patient Lead Generation

May 27, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

Justice Served in Virginia as Masterminds of $13.5M Medicare DME Fraud Scheme Face Prison Time In a significant step towards accountability for egregious healthcare fraud, three individuals from Vienna, Virginia, have been sentenced to prison […] Read More

Image depicting a gavel striking near a DNA helix intertwined with dollar signs, symbolizing the $6 million Genexe settlement for Medicare fraud involving medically unnecessary genetic testing and kickbacks under the False Claims Act.

Genexe, Immerge, and Executives Pay $6 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations Over Unnecessary Genetic Testing and Kickbacks

April 23, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

Settlement Resolves False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute Allegations Involving CGx/PGx Tests Procured Through Marketing and Telemedicine Scheme Introduction The landscape of federal healthcare fraud enforcement saw another significant development as Genexe, LLC, its parent […] Read More

Pill bottles and opioid pills representing the Louisiana doctor sentenced for opioid prescription fraud.

Dr. Adrian Dexter Talbot Gets Stiff 7-Year Prison Sentence for $5.4 Million Opioid Scheme: 1.8 Million Doses Illegally Distributed

February 6, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

Slidell – A Louisiana physician has been handed a harsh sentence of 87 months in federal prison for his central role in a massive conspiracy to illegally distribute over 1.8 million doses of highly addictive […] Read More

Petros Fichidzhyan Pleads Guilty in $17 Million Medicare Hospice Fraud Scheme: A Deep Dive into Identity Theft and Money Laundering

February 4, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

The United States healthcare system, despite its advancements, remains vulnerable to fraudulent activities, particularly within programs like Medicare. These schemes not only drain taxpayer dollars but also undermine the integrity of healthcare services, especially for […] Read More

Former Politician Reginald Fullwood Jr. Sentenced

From State House to Prison: Ex-Florida Rep. Reginald Fullwood Jr.’s Decade-Long History of Fraud Culminates in 37-Month Sentence

January 24, 2025 FraudsWatch 0

From Campaign Finance Violations to Medicare Fraud: The Case of Reginald Fullwood, Jr. JACKSON, Mississippi – The saga of Reginald Fullwood Jr., a former Florida State Representative, took another dramatic turn this week as the […] Read More

Inside a Massive Medicare Fraud Operation in Florida

December 2, 2024 FraudsWatch 0

Jacksonville, FL – A complex web of deceit involving telemarketers, rogue doctors, and unscrupulous pharmacy owners has unraveled in a Florida courtroom, resulting in federal prison sentences for four men who orchestrated a staggering $54.3 […] Read More

Protecting Our Seniors: Recognizing and Avoiding Medicare Scams in 2024

January 8, 2024 FraudsWatch 0

As the population of older adults continues to grow, so does the prevalence of scams targeting this vulnerable demographic. Medicare fraud is a particularly concerning issue, as it exploits the trust and reliance of seniors […] Read More

How To Avoiding Medicare Fraud And Scam

August 18, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

5 Tips for Avoiding Medicare Fraud and Abuse You’re sitting at home one afternoon, three weeks prior to the start of Open Enrollment, when you get a call from a friendly Centers for Medicare andMedicaid […] Read More

Healthcare Fraud: Rafael Chikvashvili Sentenced for Charges Related to a health Care Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy

August 11, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

Maryland Health Care Provider Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud RRafael Chikvashviliesulting in Patient Deaths Patients Died Because No Radiologist Reviewed X-Rays; Defendant Cheated Medicare and Medicaid of More Than […] Read More

Healthcare Fraud: SAJID JAVED Charged With Participating in a Health Care Fraud Scheme

June 24, 2016 FraudsWatch 0

New York City Pharmacy Owner Arrested For $8.5 Million Fraud As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, […] Read More

Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme: Harwood Heights Home Health

December 14, 2015 FraudsWatch 0

Owner of Harwood Heights Home Health Care Company Indicted in Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme Northern District of Illinois CHICAGO—The owner of a Harwood Heights home health care company paid kickbacks to marketers in exchange […] Read More