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Fraud on Fridays: DME and Dummies
The $1 billion telemedicine scam that finally caught up with its CEO.
Fraud on Fridays: The Four Legs of Fraud
The DOJ kicked back when it secured a conviction against compounding pharmacy executive Sam Glover for a six-year drug alteration and misbranding conspiracy involving free flowing prescription forms and, well, racehorses.
Fraud on Fridays: The Case of Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada
Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada, a Texas rheumatologist, was sentenced earlier this year to ten years in federal prison for a healthcare fraud so brazen it left even seasoned prosecutors shaking their heads. Read the full DOJ press release.
Fraud on Fridays: The BS MSO: Kickbacks Disguised as Investments Snare Another Round of Settlements
The Department of Justice just announced more than six million dollars in settlements with a former lab CEO, seven marketers, and two physicians. Their alleged wrong? Turning the concept of the “Management Services Organization” into a pay-to-play operation.
14 Month Prison Term in “Doctor Chasing” Scam
There’s huge danger in any arrangement in which you put your prescribing imprimatur on any script or order for any item, especially those reimbursed by Medicare.
What Every Physician Must Know About Gilead Sciences’ $202 Million Kickback Settlement
The settlement resolved civil claims against Gilead. The deal did not include any resolution of potential criminal liability. Will the feds pursue Gilead criminally?
The $4 Million Pee Test Scam: How One Lab Owner Flushed His Future
There are dumb crimes, and then there are crimes so dumb they come with a built-in paper trail leading straight to prison.
From Insurance Watchdog to Prisoner: A Cautionary Tale for Healthcare Professionals
From insurance commissioner to healthcare fraudster to federal prison inmate.
Nudge Triggers a $17 Million False Claims Act Settlement
A fraud by any other name would smell as bad.