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A behavioral therapist in Georgia has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud after submitting inflated insurance claims for services provided to children receiving behavioral health treatment. According to the Department of Justice, the defendant billed Medicaid and private insurers for services that were exaggerated in duration or not performed as claimed, resulting in improper reimbursements. Prosecutors […]

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to participating in a healthcare fraud and kickback scheme involving the marketing and billing of medically unnecessary foot bath devices to federal healthcare programs. According to the Department of Justice, the defendant conspired with others to generate fraudulent claims to Medicare and other programs by promoting the devices to

A former Medicaid provider has been sentenced to federal prison for engaging in a healthcare fraud scheme involving Medicaid billing and aggravated identity theft. According to the Department of Justice, the defendant submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid for services that were either not provided or were misrepresented, resulting in significant financial losses to the government

A federal jury in California has found a mother and daughter guilty for their roles in a Medicare healthcare fraud and kickback scheme that generated millions in fraudulent claims. According to the Department of Justice, the defendants operated a network of medical businesses that billed Medicare for services that were either medically unnecessary or never

An Arizona-based cardiology practice has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it performed and billed for medically unnecessary vein ablation procedures. According to the Department of Justice, the group allegedly submitted claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs for procedures that were not supported by medical

Federal prosecutors have secured convictions against two Pennsylvania brothers and a co-conspirator for their roles in a decades-long racketeering conspiracy involving multiple fraud schemes, including extensive healthcare fraud targeting Medicaid. According to the Department of Justice, the defendants operated a network of dental practices through what they called the “Savani Group,” using nominee owners and

DME Owner Sentenced to 90 Months for $59M Medicare Fraud and Kickbacks A federal court in the Southern District of Texas has sentenced Patrick Cassells, 65, of Fulshear, Texas, to 90 months in prison for his role in a comprehensive Medicare fraud and kickback scheme that resulted in more than $59.9 million in false claims

Kansas Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years for $8M Medicare Fraud A federal judge has sentenced Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle, an anesthesiologist from the Kansas City area, to three years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme that billed the federal health program for orthotic braces that were medically unnecessary and issued

Stern Therapy to Pay $315K in Medicare Fraud Settlement Stern Therapy Consultants, a New York-based long-term care therapy provider, has agreed to pay$315,000 to resolve allegations that it conspired to cause the submission of false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary skilled nursing facility therapy services. The settlement resolves a False Claims Act complaint filed