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Father and Son Charged in Miami Medicare Fraud Scheme
(Matching tags: Florida,indictment,healthcare fraud,physical therapy,Ernesto Angel Montaner,Ernesto Montaner) Ernesto Angel Montaner, formerly of Miami-Dade County, Fla., was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and multiple counts of healthcare fraud, a week after his son, Ernesto Montaner, ... -
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Five Charged in Tampa Area Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
(Matching tags: Medicare,Medicaid,Florida,indictment,healthcare fraud,sentencing,Rx Shop,Tricare) Jatin Patel, owner of Rx Shop, Rajnish Mehta, Satender Singh, Naresh Jain and Sachin Amin have been arrested and charged with fabricating prescriptions and submitting the claims to Medicaid, Medicare and ... -
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Texas Physician Assistant, Wife Indicted on Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: Texas,indictment,healthcare fraud,mail fraud,La Hacienda Family Clinic) Manuel Anthony Puig and his wife Romelia Sanchez Puig, both of Edinburg, Texas, were indicted by a federal grand jury for healthcare fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according ... -
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St. Louis Otolaryngologist Indicted for Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: Wallace Berkowitz,healthcare fraud,indictment,Missouri) Update: Dr. Wallace Berkowitz has been acquitted on all charges. Read the report by clicking here. Wallace P. Berkowitz, MD, an otolaryngologist based in St. Louis, Mo., has been indicted on one count ... -
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Whistle-Blowing Nurse Acquitted of Felony Charge
(Matching tags: Texas,indictment,nurse,Anne Mitchell,Rolando Arafiles) A Texas nurse who alerted the state medical board about the unsafe medical practices of a physician at the hospital where she worked was acquitted of a felony charge for the "misuse of official information," ... -
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Former Hospital Executive Charged With Stealing From Donations
(Matching tags: Massachusetts,indictment,South Shore Hospital,embezzlement) The former director of the cardiovascular center at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has been charged with embezzling donations to the hospital's fundraising program and from other hospital sources, ... -
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Owners of San Antonio, Texas, DME Companies Indicted on Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: Texas,indictment,healthcare fraud,durable medical equipment) A Federal grand jury in San Antonio, Texas, has indicted Terry L. Young and his wife, Kimberle Young, on 12-counts related to an alleged $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Department ... -
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Ohio Physician, Assistant Indicted on Medicare Fraud
(Matching tags: Ohio,indictment,healthcare fraud,Charles Njoku,Veronica Scott-Guiler) Charles C. Njoku, MD, of Powell, Ohio, and Veronica Scott-Guiler of Orient, Ohio, were indicted on 14 counts of making false statements tied to healthcare payments, one count of healthcare fraud and four ... -
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New York Physician Indicted on 28 Counts of Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: Medicare,fraud,New York,indictment,Univera Healthcare) William Holley, MD, a podiatrist based in Buffalo, N.Y., was indicted on 28 charges of healthcare fraud, alleging the physician submitted numerous fraudulent charges to federal and state health insurers, ... -
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Georgia Radiologist Arraigned on Fraud Charges
(Matching tags: Georgia,indictment,healthcare fraud,Rajashaker Reddy,radiology) Rajashaker Reddy, MD, owner of Reddy Solutions in Atlanta, was arraigned in U.S. District Court on charges including wire fraud, mail fraud and healthcare fraud, according to a report in The Bulletin. ... -
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Indiana Physician Indicted on Medicare Fraud Charges
(Matching tags: Indiana,indictment,healthcare fraud,kickbacks,Adolph Yaniz,prescriptions) Adolph Yaniz, MD, of Merrillville, Ind., has been indicted on conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, aiding and abetting in healthcare fraud, taking kickbacks and conspiracy to distribute controlled ... -
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Stryker Biotech Indicted for Fraudulent Marketing of Bone Growth Products
(Matching tags: indictment,Stryker Biotech,OP-1,Calstrux,bone growth product) The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts has indicted Stryker Biotech and four of its top managers, charging them with conducting fraudulent marketing for Stryker's OP-1 and Calstrux bone growth products, according ... -
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Two Texas Physicians Charged With 35 Additional Charges of Medicare Fraud
(Matching tags: Texas,Medicare fraud,indictment,Arun Sharma,Kiran Sharma,mail fraud) A federal grand jury in Houston returned a superseding indictment charging Arun Sharma, MD, and Kiran Sharma, MD, with 35 additional counts of illegally distributing controlled substances, healthcare fraud, ... -
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Two Texas Nurses Indicted After Complaining About Hospital Physician
(Matching tags: Texas,nurses,indictment,physician,whistle-blower suit,misuse of official information) Two Texas nurses who filed a complaint about a physician's standard of practice were indicted on charges of the misuse of official information, according to a report in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. ... -
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Miami Woman Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud in Georgia District Court
(Matching tags: Medicare fraud,Georgia,indictment,infusion therapy) Riccy Mederos, a resident of Miami, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud at a U.S. District Court in Savannah, Ga., according to a report from WSAV-TV. -
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Eight Florida Residents Indicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme
(Matching tags: Medicare,fraud,DOJ,Florida,Medicaid Advantage,indictment) Eight Miami residents were indicted by the Department of Justice on charges that they were involved in two Medicare and Medicaid Advantage fraud schemes, according to a DOJ news release.
