Category: Healthcare Fraud
McCollum Pain Management Clinics, Healthcare Fraud, South Carolina 2023
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Curo Health Services, Hospice Scam, Tennessee 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Curo Health Services Holdings, Inc., Curo Health Services, LLC, TNMO Healthcare, LLC (d/b/a Avalon Hospice), and Regency Healthcare Group, LLC have been sued by the United States and Tennessee for allegedly violating the False Claims Act and the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act. According to the complaint, since at least 2010, the…
Gladys Araceli Ceron, Illegal Silicone Injections, Massachusetts 2023
North Andover Woman Charged with Offering Illegal Silicone Injections BOSTON – A North Andover woman was charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with offering illegal silicone injections in exchange for money. Gladys Araceli Ceron, 71, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of delivery for pay of an adulterated or misbranded…
Walgreens Boots Alliance, INC., Healthcare Fraud, New York 2019
Walgreens to Pay $269.2 Million in Healthcare Fraud Settlements Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman announced today that national pharmacy chain WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. (WALGREENS) must pay the United States and state governments a total of $269.2 million in two civil healthcare fraud settlements. The settlements, which were unsealed today, require WALGREENS to pay…
Aurora Health Care, Inc., Medicaid Fraud, Wisconsin 2023
Aurora Health Care, Inc. (Aurora), a leading healthcare provider in eastern Wisconsin, has agreed to pay $12 million to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud. According to the United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger, Aurora violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid in violation of the Stark Law. The Stark Law…
Mercy O. Ainabe, Medicare Fraud, Texas 2018
A Houston-area patient recruiter was sentenced to 108 months in prison for her role in a $3.6 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services. Mercy O. Ainabe, 52, of Houston, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of the Southern District of Texas, who presided over the trial. According to…
Bradley Brown, False Claims Act Violations, Iowa 2016
A local chiropractor and his clinic have agreed to pay nearly $80,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act. Bradley Brown, D.C., of Oelwein, Iowa, and his clinic, Brown Chiropractic, P.C., have entered into a settlement with the government following an investigation into improper billing practices. According to the allegations, Brown improperly billed…
Roy G. Heilbron, Health Care Fraud and Obstruction of Justice, New Mexico 2023
A high-profile case of healthcare fraud and obstruction of justice has come to a head in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Roy G. Heilbron, a 54-year-old cardiologist from Santa Fe, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of obstruction of justice, a charge stemming from his attempt to delay or avoid sentencing in a pending health…
Dr. Allan Spagnardi, Dr. Stacy Spagnardi, Healthcare Fraud, Georgia 2023
Metro-Atlanta Chiropractors Charged with Healthcare Fraud Scheme ATLANTA, GA – Dr. Allan Spagnardi and Dr. Stacy Spagnardi, chiropractors from Atlanta, Georgia, have been arraigned on conspiracy and fraud charges for using their chiropractic clinic to submit false claims to private insurance providers. The indictment alleges that the Spagnardis reported fake patient visits in order to…
Dino Ajloni, Healthcare Fraud, Florida 2023
St. Augustine Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To $2 Million Compound Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Jacksonville, FL – A St. Augustine pharmacist has pleaded guilty to a $2 million compound pharmacy fraud scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow on Tuesday. Dino Ajloni (40), the operator of Wellness Pharmacy in St. Augustine, faces a maximum penalty…
