The motor vehicle accident at issue occurred early in the morning, while still
dark, on March 17, 2011, at approximately 6:00 a.m., on U.S. Highway 190 East
Hwy. 190) near Gremillion Road in West Baton Rouge Parish. Harry Bridges, was
driving an eighteen-wheeler tractor-trailer logging truck that was owned by his
employer, N&G Trucking, Inc., and he was hauling a full load of timbe

Tyler, TX - Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

An East Texas pain management physician has pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing controlled substances.

Sameer Andoni Fino, 49, of Murphy, Texas, pleaded guilty for dispensing controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.

Billings, MT - Billings Hospital One of 51 Hospitals Nationwide to Pay More Than $23 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Implantation of Cardiac Devices

The Department of Justice announced that it has reached settlements with 51 hospitals in 15 states for more than $23 million related to cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of Medica

¶1 Oklahoma taxpayers filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a permanent injunction against Defendants, Joy Hofmeister, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Oklahoma State Department of Education; and the Oklahoma State Board of Education, (the "State") 1 to enjoin the payment of tuition to private sectarian schools alleging the "Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students

Baltimore, MD - Maryland Health Care Provider Convicted for Patient Deaths

“Health Care Fraud Has Consequences, in Money Wasted and Lives Lost”; Defendant Cheated Medicare and Medicaid of More Than $7.5 Million

A federal jury convicted the owner of Alpha Diagnostics, Rafael Chikvashvili, age 67, of Baltimore, Maryland, of health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, healthcar

Burlington, VT United States And Vermont Doctor Resolve Matter Involving Non-FDA Approved Drugs And False Claims

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today the resolution of its investigation of Dr. Gamal H. Eltabbakh for submission of false claims for payment to Medicaid and Medicare. Under the terms of the agreement between the parties, Dr. Elta

Las Cruces, NM - Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers and Health Care Fraud

Physician, whose Medical License was Revoked in Dec. 2012, Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico

Pawankumar Jain, 63, a physician whose license has been revoked, entered a guilty plea in fed

Jacksonville, FL - United States Announces Approximately $10 Million Settlement With Four Physicians And Two Compounding Pharmacies

Two compounding pharmacies - WELLHealth and Topical Specialists, as well as four physicians - Manish Bansal, Mehul Parekh, Marisol Arcila, and Syed Asad, have agreed to pay the government a total of approximately $10 million to resolve allegations involving T

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover a balance of $69,713.59 allegedly due for room, board, and nursing services it provided to Vivian Gorea, the now-deceased mother of defendantappellant-respondent (defendant), between August 1, 2010, and Gorea’s death on April 9, 2011. When Gorea was admitted to plaintiff’s facility in November 2008, defendant signed, among other things, a “private

Miami, FL - Miami Physician Pleads Guilty For Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Miami physician pleaded guilty today for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that caused more than $20 million in losses.

Henry Lora, 51, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno of the Southern District of Florida to one count of conspiracy to commit health

At heart, this case is about an agency caught between two congressionally assigned tasks. Congress has prescribed specific time frames for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reach decisions on various stages of administrative appeals of Medicare reimbursement claim denials. But Congress has also directed the Secretary to implement the Medicare Recovery Audit Program to detect waste, fr

Omaha, NE - Nebraska Man Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Case

Clements Akara, 61, of Omaha Nebraska, was sentenced by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for the crime of health care fraud. Akara was sentenced to three years of supervised release, five months incarceration, and five months of house arrest. He was also ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and pay res

The Medicaid waiver program involved in this case provides residential habilitation and day habilitation services for developmentally disabled patients. Residential habilitation provides basic services to recipients able to live in their own home. Day habilitation provides patients the necessary physical and occupational tools to interact with society. Each recipient of these services has a pla

Richmond, VA - Richmond Businessman Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Ronald Tucker, 46, of Lawrenceville, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid program. Tucker was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $442,148 to the V

On April 18, 2013, defendant, Lynn Foret, a medical doctor who specialized in
orthopedic surgery, pled guilty in federal court to one count of health care fraud,3 for
criminal acts that occurred between 2003 and 2009. The bill of information states the
On April 18, 2013, defendant, Lynn Foret, a medical doctor who specialized in
orthopedic surgery, pled guilty in federal court to

The Medicaid program is a federal-state joint venture that provides
medical assistance to low-income individuals like one of the plaintiffs, Ms.
Leslie Taylor. This assistance is provided to Ms. Taylor through two
programs administered in Colorado. One program subsidizes the cost of
attendants who provide in-home care; the other program compensates
recipients for mileage w

Synthetic cannabinoids, also known as “spice,” are compounds designed to mimic the psychoactive properties of marijuana, first reported in the United States in 2008. See Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Three Synthetic Cannabinoids Into Schedule I, 78 Fed. Reg. 28,735–39 (May 16, 2013) (to be codified at 21 C.F.R. pt. 1308.11(h)(9)–(11)). Regulation of “spice�

Las Vegas, NV - Family Members Convicted In Benefits Fraud Case

A brother and sister have been convicted by a federal jury of multiple felony counts for using false identities to steal almost $300,000 in unemployment funds and other federal benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. Two other family members were also convicted of fraud for their part in

Dallas, TX - Registered Nurse Co-Owner of Ultimate Care Home Health Services, Inc. Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy

Conspiracy Involved Dr. Jacques Roy of Medistat Group Associates and Others

A 52-year-old registered nurse and home health company owner from Cedar Hill, Texas, was sentenced this morning in federal court in Dallas on a

New York, NY - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $46.7 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Claims Against Centerlight Healthcare For Enrollment Of Ineligible Individuals In Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Plan

CenterLight Healthcare Admits Collecting Medicaid Payments for 1,241 Ineligible Managed Long-Term Care Plan Members Who Attended or Were Referred by Social Adult Day Centers

Speech-generating devices assist individuals with severe communication impairments by “speaking” typed messages out loud. Appellants Douglas B. Huron and the United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (the “Society”) filed this action against the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) and its Director challenging the agency’s approval of health benefits pl

Nashville, TN - Pharmacy Company and Owner Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit

Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC, and its majority owner Kevin Hartman have agreed to pay up to $7.8 million to settle allegations that they overbilled Medicare and TennCare for pharmacy services, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Nashville Pharmacy Services’ primary loc

Grand Rapids, MI - Physician Assistant, Kyle D. Gandy, Sentenced To Fourteen Months In Prison For Accepting Illegal Kickbacks

Kyle D. Gandy, age 37, a physician assistant who formerly resided in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and two years of supervised release for accepting $1,000.00 in illegal kickbacks for referring patients to medical clinics, physical th

New York, NY - Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinics Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills Is Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

Kevin Lowe, the owner of “Astramed,” a purported medical clinic with multiple locations in the Bronx, New York, and from which more than five million tablets of the prescription painkiller oxycodone were unlawfully distributed o

Scranton, PA - Health Care Fraud Charges And Plea Agreements Filed Against Tioga County Physician And Two Others

A criminal information has been filed in U.S. District Court in Scranton against Dr. John Terry, age 65, of Wellsboro, in connection with fraudulent prescriptions he wrote for Oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance.

According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, in Apr