Medicare Fraud

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

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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 for their pivotal roles in a complex, multi-million-dollar scheme that defrauded the Medicare program through the illicit billing of durable

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

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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 company Immerge, Inc., Chief Executive Officer Jason Green, and Chief Operating Officer Jason Gross agreed to pay $6 million to

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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

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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 Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine. Dr. Adrian Dexter Talbot M.D., 59, of Slidell, was sentenced yesterday

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Petros Fichidzhyan Pleads Guilty

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

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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 vulnerable populations like the terminally ill who rely on hospice care. In a significant development highlighting the Justice Department’s commitment

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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

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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 59-year-old was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his involvement in a complex conspiracy to defraud the United

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Medicare Fraud

Inside a Massive Medicare Fraud Operation in Florida

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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 million Medicare fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan delivered the sentences, which include prison time, hefty fines, and

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Medicare Scams

Protecting Our Seniors: Recognizing and Avoiding Medicare Scams in 2024

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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 on this essential healthcare program. In 2023, Medicare beneficiaries lost an estimated $2.2 billion to fraud, and experts predict this

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Healthcare Fraud

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

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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 $6 Million Baltimore, Maryland – U. S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced the owner of Alpha Diagnostics, Rafael Chikvashvili,

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Healthcare Fraud

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

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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, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Scott J. Lampert, the

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