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Florida Oncologist Sentenced To Almost 6 Years In Prison For Providing Patients With Unapproved Cancer Drugs

August 25, 2017

On August 7, 2017, a Florida oncologist was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison after she was found guilty on November 18, 2016 by a federal jury following a nine-day trial for her receipt and delivery of misbranded drugs, smuggling goods into the United States, health care fraud, and mail [...]

Allergan Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit For $13M

July 20, 2017

In our blog published on July 5, 2017, we discussed “Open Payments,” which is a federal program, required by the Affordable Care Act, that collects information about the payments drug and device companies make to physicians and teaching hospitals for things like travel, research, gi[...]

21 California Doctors Charged In $40M “Snake Oil” Scheme

June 16, 2017

On April 20, 2017, the California Department of Insurance and the Orange County District Attorney announced that 21 California doctors, two pharmacists, and the two owners of medical billing and management companies have been charged with participating in a $40 million fraudulent medical billing a[...]

Colorado Orthopedic Surgeon Faces Five Medical Malpractice Claims, Serious Criminal Charges

May 2, 2017

A 63-year-old Colorado orthopedic surgeon who had been named as a defendant in three pending Colorado medical malpractice cases has now been named as a medical malpractice defendant in two more recently filed medical malpractice cases. He also has pending against him numerous felony charges that all[...]

Texas Physician, Pharmacist, And Patient Recruiter Sentenced For Oxycodone Conspiracy

April 23, 2017

A 77-year-old physician, a 51-year-old pharmacist, and a 63-year-old man described as a patient recruiter, all of whom are Houston, Texas residents, were sentenced to federal prison on April 3, 2017 for their respective roles in an illegal conspiracy involving prescription oxycodone pills in the Hou[...]

Georgia Gynecologist Indicted For Running Pill Mill, Money Laundering

March 25, 2017

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced on March 7, 2017 that a 58-year-old Georgia gynecologist has been changed in a 176-count indictment with running a pill mill and with money laundering. If convicted of the criminal charges filed against him, the Georgia [...]

Baltimore Assisted Living Home Licensed For Four But Housed Sixteen

March 15, 2017

A Baltimore assisted living home that was licensed for four beds actually housed sixteen residents, according to a Baltimore County police investigation. The Maryland Office of Health Care Quality initiated an investigation after the cousin of an 85-year-old resident of the Maryland assisted living [...]

Neurosurgeon Sentenced To 235 Months In Prison For Health Care Fraud

February 3, 2017

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan announced on January 10, 2017 that a Detroit-area neurosurgeon was sentenced to 235 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he caused serious bodily harm to patients by performing unnecessary invasive s[...]

Texas And U.S. Receive $8.45M To Settle Dental Fraud Allegations

January 24, 2017

On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced that Texas-based MB2 Dental Solutions (MB2) and 21 pediatric dental practices affiliated with MB2, along with their owners and marketing chief, have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas[...]

Two Convicted New Jersey Chiropractors Sued To Recoup Illegal Medical Payments

January 12, 2017

The State of New Jersey and an automobile insurance company have filed a lawsuit against two convicted, unlicensed New Jersey chiropractors seeking to recover medical payments that they received as a result of an alleged illegal scheme involving them, other chiropractors, a medical doctor, a persona[...]

Maryland Nursing Home Operator Charged With Dumping Residents

January 3, 2017

On December 21, 2016, Maryland’s Attorney General announced that his office has filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against Neiswanger Management Services, LLC (“NMS”), the operator of five Maryland nursing homes, for unsafely and unlawfully evicting frail [...]

Two Florida Men Charged With Selling Expired Medical Devices

January 1, 2017

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced on December 9, 2016 that two Florida men were indicted on December 8, 2016 and charged with conspiring to misbrand and sell for profit expired medical devices, i.e., Gastric Banding Systems. The two men were indicted on [...]

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