Gustave Drivas, M.D., 58, of Staten Island, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison for his role as a “no show” doctor in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. The State of New York revoked Dr. Drivas’s medical license earlier this year. Acting Assistant...
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Middleman Settles in Defense Contractor Whistleblower Case
The U.S. government has announced a settlement with the middleman at the center of a wide-ranging scheme to obtain defense contracts by circumventing the bidding process. Steven Stallings acted as a broker agent inappropriately securing government contracts for major...
Gregory Konoplya, a Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with $13 M Kickback and Health Care Fraud Scheme
A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a patient recruiter in a $13 million kickback and health care fraud scheme, the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the scheme based at the Cropsey Medical Care PLLC clinic in Brooklyn. Acting Assistant...
Roberto Marrero and Sandra Viera, Owners of Home Health Companies and Enrique Rodriquez,Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Miami for Role in $20 M Health Care Fraud Scheme
The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care). Acting Assistant...
Hawaii Hospital Pays to Settle Improper Billing Claims
REPORT FROM THE US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE – HONOLULU – B Wahiawa General Hospital (“WGH”) of Honolulu, Hawaii, will pay $451,428.00 to settle two lawsuits alleging that WGH improperly billed the Medicare program, the State of Hawaii Medicaid program, and TRICARE, the...
Bank Chairman, Darryl Woods, Pleads Guilty to Using Public Funds to Purchase Luxury Vacation Condo in Fort Myers, Fl.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Columbia, Mo., bank chairman pleaded guilty in federal court today to misleading federal investigators about his use of $381,000 in bank bailout funds...
New York-Based MRI Diagnostic Testing Company, Imagimed LLC, and William Wolf III and Dr. Timothy Greenen,Its Former Owners and Chief Radiologist to Pay $3.57 M to Resolve F.C.A. Allegations
New York-based Imagimed LLC, the company’s former owners, William B. Wolf III and Dr. Timothy J. Greenan, and the company’s former chief radiologist, Dr. Steven Winter, will pay $3.57 million to resolve allegations that they submitted to federal healthcare programs...
Justice Department Sues South Dakota Drug Manufacturer, Dakota Laboratories LLC, for Improperly Producing Sterile Eye Drops
The government filed suit in the U.S. District Court for South Dakota against Dakota Laboratories LLC and its owner, Charles L. Voellinger, Sr., to block them from violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) in connection with their alleged violations of Current...
Ivan Alejo and Hugo Morales, a Patient Recruiter and Owner, Plead Guilty in $7 Million Health Care Fraud
A patient recruiter and a therapy staffing company owner pleaded guilty today in connection with a $7 million health care fraud scheme involving the now defunct home health care company Anna Nursing Services Corp. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the...
Shands Hospitals Pay $26 Million in Florida Whistleblower Case
The Department of Justice announced today that Shands Hospitals will pay $26 million to settle charges of over-billing to Medicaid/Medicare for inpatient care. The whistleblower case was filed under the federal False Claims Act and the Florida False Claims Act. It...