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Whistleblower Suit Settles With Urogynecology Network

Florida urogynecology network has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that it billed the government for services it did not provide, federal prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Orlando, when submitting claims to Medicare for procedures like lavage treatments and pelvic floor therapies, FWC Urogynecology used a billing code indicating…

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Oklahoma Physician Pays $580K to Settle Medicare Fraud

A physician from Oklahoma recently agreed to pay $580,000 to settle a Medicare fraud case in which the federal government alleged that he submitted false claims to the federal healthcare program, the  Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Gordon P. Laird, MD, was the former owner and employee of Blackwell Feet Plus, LLC, and Feet Plus,…

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Nurse Who Owned Home Health Companies Convicted

A federal jury today convicted a registered nurse who was the owner of two home health companies in Houston for her role in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez of…

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Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud

Doctor Juan José Tull-Abreu was sentenced to serve 63 months of imprisonment for health care fraud, and a consecutive term of 24 months for aggravated identity theft, for a total term of imprisonment of 87 months, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. Doctor Tull-Abreu was arrested on July…

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Medical Imaging Provider Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

A man who owned a medical imaging business was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. In addition, the defendant was ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in restitution to Medicare and Medicaid. Cody Lee West, 38, Paragould, Ark., owner of C & S…

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Whistleblower Suit Against Dental Management Firm Settles

Dental Management Firm, 19 Affiliated Dental Practices, Owners and Marketing Chief Agree to Pay $8.45 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Pediatric Dental Services DALLAS – Texas-based MB2 Dental Solutions (MB2) and 21 pediatric dental practices affiliated with MB2, along with their owners and marketing chief, have agreed to pay the United States and the…

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Houston Doctor Sentenced in Conspiracy to Defraud Medicare

A Houston doctor has been ordered to federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of more than $6.6 million, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Dr. Leonard Kibert, 65, and his medical clinic administrator, Tsolak Gevorgyan, 30, of all 41 and 44 counts as charged, respectively, following a three-week…

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Therapist Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Resolve False Medicare Billing Allegations

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $110,000 settlement today with David Margolis, a clinical social worker with an office in Winchester, to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicare. “This settlement is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to fight Medicare fraud, whether on a large or small scale,” said United…

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