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Massachusetts Sues United Healthcare, Alleging $100 Million Fraud Against MassHealth

August 8, 2026

On May 29, 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, d/b/a UnitedHealthcare Community Plans of Massachusetts (United), alleging the company falsely manipulated the health status of MassHealth&nbs[...]

Alaska Doctor Receives Prison Term For $12.5M Health Care Fraud Scheme

May 17, 2026

According to the United States Department of Justice: An Anchorage doctor was sentenced on March 17, 2026 to six and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release for executing a $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the profits of that 15-year[...]

Minnesota Couple Indicted In $15 Million Medical Billing Fraud Scheme

June 9, 2025

On April 10, 2025, an indictment was unsealed alleging that Gabriel Langford and Elizabeth Brown, a Minnesota couple, engaged in a $15 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurers by overbilling for neurofeedback therapy, following the couple’s arrest and initial appearances in[...]

Guilty Plea To $1B Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

April 11, 2025

On February 20, 2025, a Kansas man pleaded guilty to operating an internet-based platform that generated false doctors’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs of more than $1 billion. According to court documents, Gregory Schreck, 50, of Johnson County, admitted [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Government Has Broad Right To Dismiss False Claims Act Cases

August 18, 2023

Government Has Broad Right To Dismiss False Claims Act Cases: One useful and effective avenue to recover money erroneously spent by the U.S. government on fraudulent health care claims has been the False Claims Act, which allows lawsuits to be filed by whistleblowers under its qui tam provisions. Un[...]

Georgia Anesthesia Group And Its Owners Pay $7.2 million To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Act Allegations

December 3, 2022

$7.2 million paid To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Allegations: The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced on April 13, 2022 that Care Plus Management, LLC (“Care Plus”), which was created by Paul D. Weir (“Weir”) and Jo[...]

Three Convicted In California For Scheme That Submitted $18.5M In Fraudulent Bills For Substance Abuse Treatment For Teens

October 12, 2022

Three Convicted Over $18.5M In Fraud For Teen Substance Abuse Treatment: The U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California announced on May 9, 2022 the convictions of three defendants who participated in an $18.5 million scheme that submitted fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-C[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Florida Addiction Treatment Facility Owner Convicted In $58 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

September 8, 2022

The United States Department of Justice announced on April 13, 2022 that a federal jury had convicted a Florida woman in an addiction treatment health care fraud scheme that billed private health insurers in excess of $58 million for services that we never provided and were not medically necessary. [...]

Georgia Anesthesia Group And Its Owners Pay $7.2 million To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Act Allegations

September 2, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced on April 13, 2022 that Care Plus Management, LLC (“Care Plus”), which was created by Paul D. Weir (“Weir”) and John R. Morgan, M.D. (“Morgan”), along with 18 anesthes[...]

Florida Brothers Receive Prison Sentences For $112M Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

August 15, 2022

The United States Department of Justice announced on March 21, 2022 that two brothers from Florida who operated multiple South Florida addiction treatment facilities were sentenced to prison on March 18, 2022 for a $112 million addiction treatment fraud scheme that included paying kickbacks to patie[...]

South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced To 10 Years In $42M Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

April 8, 2022

On February 11, 2022, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced Bradley Jason Kantor (“Kantor”), 49, of Key Largo, Florida, to 10 years in federal prison for submitting approximately $42 million in fraudulent health care claims to United Healthcare. From April 2013 to March 2017, Kanto[...]

Florida Medical Director Convicted In $110M Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

April 4, 2022

On February 10, 2022, a federal jury convicted a Florida doctor in the Southern District of Florida for a health care fraud scheme that billed private health insurance companies approximately $110 million for addiction treatment services that were not medically necessary. This was the second trial c[...]

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Massachusetts Sues United Healthcare, Alleging $100 Million Fraud Against MassHealth

Alaska Doctor Receives Prison Term For $12.5M Health Care Fraud Scheme

Minnesota Couple Indicted In $15 Million Medical Billing Fraud Scheme

Guilty Plea To $1B Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Government Has Broad Right To Dismiss False Claims Act Cases

Georgia Anesthesia Group And Its Owners Pay $7.2 million To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Act Allegations

Three Convicted In California For Scheme That Submitted $18.5M In Fraudulent Bills For Substance Abuse Treatment For Teens

Florida Addiction Treatment Facility Owner Convicted In $58 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Georgia Anesthesia Group And Its Owners Pay $7.2 million To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Act Allegations

Florida Brothers Receive Prison Sentences For $112M Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced To 10 Years In $42M Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Florida Medical Director Convicted In $110M Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme

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