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2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 455 Defendants Charged With Over $6.5 Billion In Alleged Fraud

September 7, 2026

The United States Department of Justice announced on June 23, 2026 the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse sche[...]

California Medical Scan Provider Agrees To Pay $8.3 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations That It Unlawfully Paid Doctors Kickbacks

June 22, 2026

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced on May 1, 2026 that Modern Nuclear Inc. (MNI), a La Habra-based mobile PET scan company, agreed to pay a total of $8,334,350 plus additional money based on future revenue to resolve False Claims Act allegation[...]

OIG Report: Medicare Improperly Paid Suppliers $22.7 Million Over 7 Years for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Provided to Enrollees During Inpatient Stays

December 14, 2025

Durable Medical Equipment Durable medical equipment (DME) is generally defined as equipment that can withstand repeated use, serves primarily a medical purpose, is not generally useful to a person in the absence of an illness or injury, and is appropriate for use in an enrollee’s home. Examples of[...]

324 Defendants Charged With $14.6 Billion In Intended Health Care Fraud

August 14, 2025

It was announced on June 30, 2025 that criminal charges were filed and that civil resolutions were reached in three cases in connection with alleged schemes to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and defraud federal health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges were file[...]

Health Care Software Company’s CEO Convicted Of $1B Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

August 1, 2025

A federal jury convicted the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx) for his role in operating a 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 and evidence presented at tri[...]

New Jersey Drug And Alcohol Rehabilitation Center Agrees To Pay $19.75 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

July 4, 2025

Summit BHC New Jersey, LLC, d/b/a Seabrook, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Bridgeton, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $19.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on April 30, 2025. As alleged, Seabrook sub[...]

Gilead Sciences Agrees To $202M Settlement For Using Speaker Programs To Pay Kickbacks To Doctors To Induce Them To Prescribe Gilead’s Drugs

June 25, 2025

On April 29, 2025, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the United States has settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”), a large pharmaceutical manufacturer, that, among other things, develops, manufactures, and sells d[...]

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 [...]

Medicare Advantage Provider Seoul Medical Group Agrees To Pay More Than $62 Million To Settle False Claims Lawsuit

March 29, 2025

Seoul Medical Group Inc. and its subsidiary Advanced Medical Management Inc., headquartered in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, have agreed to pay $58.74 million and their former president and majority owner, Dr. Min Young Cha, has agreed to pay $1.76 million for allegedly violating the False Clai[...]

Teva Pharmaceuticals Will Pay $450M In False Claims Act Settlement To Resolve Kickback Allegations Relating To Copayments And Price Fixing

December 17, 2024

The United States Department of Justice announced on October 10, 2024 that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Teva USA) and Teva Neuroscience Inc. have agreed to pay $450 million to resolve two matters that allege Teva violated the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the False Claims Act (FCA). Teva, headqu[...]

Federal Appellate Court Rules District Court Misapplied Coconspirator Exclusion To Hearsay Rule In Healthcare Fraud Case

December 2, 2024

The Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) is a federal law prohibiting people from referring or accepting the referral of patients covered by a federal healthcare program in exchange for a payment. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b. This statute was allegedly violated by John Holland, William Moore, and E[...]

Walgreens Agrees To Pay $106.8M To Settle Allegations It Billed For Prescriptions Never Picked Up

November 8, 2024

The United States Department of Justice announced on September 13, 2024 that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens) have agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and state statutes for billing government health care programs for[...]

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