Posts Tagged ‘Medicare fraud’
Hospice Owner and Biller Sentenced for Roles in Hospice Fraud and Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of two California-based hospice companies and his biller/consultant have been sentenced to one year and a day in prison each for their roles in a $9 million hospice fraud scheme. In addition, Gayk Akhsharumov, the owner of San Gabriel Hospice and Palliative Care Inc. and Broadway Hospice Inc., was ordered to pay nearly…
Read MoreLab Owners to Pay $13.6M in False Claims Act Whistleblower Case
A Missouri laboratory and its three owners have been ordered to pay more than $13.6 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act – the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement. Jerry, Jerrod and Joel W. Murphy, owners of Gamma Healthcare Inc., were accused of submitting false claims to Medicare for lab…
Read MoreFormer Nurse Practitioner Faces Prison, Stiff Financial Penalty in Case Involving Medicare Kickbacks
A former Georgia nurse practitioner, who with her husband owned two telemedicine and two durable medical equipment companies (DME), faces up to 20 years in prison for her role in a Medicare kickback conspiracy that bilked Medicare out of $136 million. Earlier this month, Jean Wilson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and…
Read MoreSleep Clinic Owner’s Nightmare: Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
Sleep Clinic Owner’s Nightmare: Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
Read MoreHealthcare-Related False Claims Act Settlements Reach $1.8 Billion in FY 2023
The False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement, is resulting in record returns. The U.S. Department of Justice reported 543 settlements and judgments, recovering $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023. Of that, more than $1.8 billion related to matters involving the healthcare industry, including managed care…
Read MoreHome Healthcare Company Owner Sentenced to Nine Years in $2.8M Healthcare Fraud Case
The owner of a home healthcare company who was convicted last September for orchestrating a $2.8 million healthcare fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, and engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and witness tampering, has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Indian national Yogesh K. Pancholi of Michigan owned and operated Shring Home Care…
Read MoreMedical Billing Company Owner Sentenced to 12 Years in Healthcare Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Long Island man who impersonated an NBA player and others to further his complex healthcare insurance fraud scheme has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $337 million and forfeit $63 million. Mathew James engaged in a years-long healthcare and insurance fraud scheme in which he and his…
Read MoreFather and Son Clinic Owners to Pay $2 million to Settle False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and PPP Fraud Allegations
The owners Amerihealth in eastern Idaho have agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act.
Read MoreNurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to DME, Telemedicine Fraud Scheme
A little more than a month after being charged in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), a Virginia-based nurse practitioner has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Daphne Jenkins, 64, faces up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release…
Read MoreFeds Warn of Remote Patient Monitoring Fraud: Patients and Healthcare Providers Beware
Remote Patient Monitoring Fraud Scheme
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