Two Defendants Charged with Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
An indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Central Islip charging Saad Aziz and Zabed Chowdhury, also known as “Jared,” with conspiracy to…
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No one is above the law—Florida mother-daughter duo sentenced and ordered to pay over $800k for fraud scheme
Tera Marie Campbell, 47, of Maitland, Florida, and her daughter, Tayler Ann Krauss, 27, of McDavid, Florida, were sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare…
Continue ReadingStatement on Federal Decertification of the New York Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has formally denied the recertification of the New York State Medicaid Fraud Control…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft and Obtaining Drugs by Fraud
WILMINGTON, Del. – Benjamin L. Wallace, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a South Dakota man has pleaded guilty to ordering…
Continue ReadingTwo Corinth Pharmacists Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
After stealing $800,000 from the federal health care benefit programs, two pharmacists were sentenced and ordered to pay back the money they had stolen.…
Continue ReadingTelemedicine Company Owner and Author of Health Care Compliance Books Sentenced for $136M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of two telemedicine companies was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $66 million in restitution for her…
Continue ReadingCivil Complaint Filed Over False Laboratory Claims
WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, United States Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace announced the filing of civil claims against three defendants, Alpha Care Medical, LLC; its…
Continue ReadingNon-Profit Executive Sentenced to Three Years of Probation for Theft of Federal Funds
NEW ORLEANS – ZOE MARIE FRANCIS (“FRANCIS”), age 47, of New Orleans, was sentenced on June 24, 2026, after previously pleading guilty to theft…
Continue ReadingFederal Charges Announced in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme and Prescription Drug Diversion Conspiracy; Announcement Made as Part of Justice Department’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced charges issued in the Eastern District…
Continue ReadingNational Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud
Today, United States Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida announced criminal charges against 12 defendants in connection with alleged…
Continue ReadingNew York City Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring
Washington admitted that from April 2023 through October 2024, she worked with others to steal the personally identifiable information of Medicaid beneficiaries to fraudulently…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Announces $2.2 Million Settlement With Urologists For Submitting False Claims To Medicare
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of…
Continue ReadingMother-Daughter Duo Charged in $9.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme; Part of National Healthcare Fraud Takedown
SAN DIEGO – A federal grand jury indictment charges a mother and daughter with conspiring to defraud Medicare by billing millions of dollars for…
Continue ReadingCivil Settlements Reached as Part of Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Today, United States Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner for the Western District of Kentucky announced civil settlements with 6 defendants in connection with false claims…
Continue ReadingFederal Health Care Fraud Takedown Targets 455 Defendants and $6.5 Billion in False Claims
The Honorable R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with alleged…
Continue ReadingNine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown
Several people in and around the Houston area as well as a Nevada woman have been indicted in various schemes including illegal drug diversion…
Continue ReadingNorthern District of West Virginia Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown Resulting in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud
Today, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced civil settlements with two defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON MAN CHARGED WITH FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AS PART OF NATIONAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD TAKEDOWN
Today, United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced criminal charges against Kendrick Derrell Adams of Houston, Texas, for conspiracy to acquire and obtain possession…
Continue ReadingClifton Park Telehealth Company to Pay $300,000 to Resolve Allegations of Improper Billing for No-Show Visits and Other Services
The settlement resolves a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by a former Aptihealth employee. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingFirst Assistant United States Attorney Sarcone Announces Ten Capital Region Actions: Five Arrests and Civil Settlements Involving Five Parties
The charges announced today by First Assistant United States Attorney Sarcone are part of a strategically coordinated, nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in…
Continue Reading5 Individuals and 2 Companies Charged as Part of Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Today, United States Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky announced criminal charges across 4 cases and against 7 defendants in…
Continue ReadingOhio Dentist Agrees to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid
United States Attorney David M. Toepfer announced that a Cuyahoga County dentist has agreed to settle allegations that he submitted claims to Medicaid for…
Continue ReadingCarl’s Cab Operators Charged in $4.2 Million Medicaid Fraud and Kickback Scheme
As alleged, the defendants caused the submission of false and fraudulent claims through the New York State Department of Health, which processed Medicaid reimbursements…
Continue ReadingTwo Doctors, Physician’s Assistant Charged With Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances Via Voicemail “Refill Line”
PHILADELPHIA – Today, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced criminal charges against three defendants in connection with an alleged pill mill conspiracy. The charges…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Andrew S. Boutros Announces Charges Against Two Chicago-Area Defendants as Part of Department of Justice’s National Healthcare Fraud Takedown
"Under my leadership, healthcare providers, gatekeepers, and others who criminally cheat the system will be vigorously investigated, prosecuted, and punished to the full extent…
Continue Reading2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with two separate schemes…
Continue ReadingWestern District of Oklahoma Cases Filed as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, United States Attorney Robert J. Troester announced criminal charges against two defendants and the filing of a separate civil case,…
Continue ReadingConnecticut Lab and its Owner Pay Over $145K to Settle Allegations of Medicaid Enrollment Fraud
COASTAL DIAGNOSTICS, LLC, a reference laboratory located in Branford, and its owner, TRICIA CONROY, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal…
Continue ReadingTwo Pittsburgh Convenience Store Employees Charged with Food Stamp Trafficking as Part of Nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Today, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced criminal charges against two defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the…
Continue ReadingNational Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud
The Justice Department today announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other…
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