Jersey City, NJ
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Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud
Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud A husband and wife who own two telemedicine companies with a location in Bayonne were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for defrauding Medicare in a $56 million bribe and kickback scheme involving orthotic braces, authorities said. Reinaldo Wilson, 51, and Jean Wilson, 49, of Richmond Hill, Ga., are accused of using their companies to solicit kickbacks and bribes from patient recruiters, pharmacies and brace supplies – then hiring providers to order medically unnecessary braces for Medicare recipients, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Both were arrested Wednesday morning and la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Man Who Owned WNY Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Bribery Paramus Man Who Owned WNY Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Bribery Paramus Man Who Owned WNY Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Bribery
Paramus Man Who Owned WNY Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Bribery A Paramus man who owned a now-closed pharmacy in West New York admitted bribing a psychiatrist and defrauding public and private insurers in a scheme involving high-priced medications, the U.S. Attorney said Monday.  Eduard Shtindler, 36, carried out the bribery scheme for five years beginning in 2012. Schtindler, the owner of the shuttered Empire Pharmacy, sent employees to deliver the payments -- sometimes in the form of $100 bills stuffed into pill bottles -- to the Hudson County psychiatrist in exchange for steering patients to Empire.  Schintdler was heard on a recording refe…

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by Paul Milo
Fairfield, CT
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CT Doctor, Practice Pay $425K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations CT Doctor, Practice Pay $425K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations CT Doctor, Practice Pay $425K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations
CT Doctor, Practice Pay $425K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations A Connecticut doctor and his practice have reached a civil settlement with federal and state governments to pay nearly $500,000 to resolve allegations of improperly billing Medicare and state Medicaid programs. Mark Thimineur, who owns Comprehensive Pain and Headache Treatment Centers - an interventional pain management practice with offices in Derby and Meriden - reached a settlement of $425,000, which resolves allegations of improper billing. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that the charges against Thimineur and his practice arose out of improper billing of drug tests. It is alleged that…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl
Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl A pill-pushing doctor on Long Island has been sentenced to time behind bars after writing thousands of unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone and fentanyl that had a street value of nearly $20 million over a three-year stretch. Ernesto Lopez, 76, of Flushing, has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty in February of conspiring to distribute narcotics and distribution of narcotics following a trial in Manhattan federal court. He must also pay a $50,000 fine and was ordered to forfeit $1.4 million. Geoffrey Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern Distri…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
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East Orange Man Admits Role In Medical Insurance Fraud East Orange Man Admits Role In Medical Insurance Fraud East Orange Man Admits Role In Medical Insurance Fraud
East Orange Man Admits Role In Medical Insurance Fraud An East Orange man said he worked with the owner of a medical billing company to submit false insurance claims for chiropractic services, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday.  Keasam Johnson, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced in July.  Johnson worked as a supervisor at a telecoms firm when he submitted claims for out-of-network chiropractic services that were never performed. Authorities say Johnson and others who took part in the scheme received the cash instead with the help o…

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by Paul Milo
Fairfield, CT
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CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations
CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations A retired dentist in Connecticut has agreed to pay more than $250,000 for fraudulently billing Medicaid for surgery services that were never provided. Robert Sorrentino and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Associates (OMSA) have reached a civil settlement with the federal and state government to pay $252,913.26 to resolve allegations that they violated False Claims Acts. Sorrentino was the former owner of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Associates in New Haven before he sold his practice and retired in November 2014. The allegations against Sorrentino alleged that his practice fraudulently …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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NY State Part Of $209.2M Nationwide Settlement With Walgreens Over Medicaid Fraud NY State Part Of $209.2M Nationwide Settlement With Walgreens Over Medicaid Fraud NY State Part Of $209.2M Nationwide Settlement With Walgreens Over Medicaid Fraud
NY State Part Of $209.2M Nationwide Settlement With Walgreens Over Medicaid Fraud Walgreens has agreed to a nationwide settlement with New York and federal lawmakers regarding allegations of fraudulent over-dispensing of insulin pens at Walgreens pharmacies. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that an agreement has been reached resolving allegations that Walgreens knowingly engaged in fraudulent conduct when it dispensed insulin pens. According to James, “when filling insulin prescriptions, Walgreens did not always adhere to the dosage outlined by the prescribing doctor, but rather dispensed insulin pens in boxes containing five pens, regardless of the pati…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution
Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution A local doctor is going to spend several years behind bars for distributing opioids to patients with no need for drugs in Fairfield County. Milford resident Bharat Patel, a doctor working out of Family Health Urgent Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison after pleading guilty to narcotics distribution and healthcare offenses over the summer.  He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release following his stay in prison. Beginning in 2011, through July last year, Patel “saw numerous patients who had no legitimate medical purpose to see Patel, and only came to h…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct
CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct A psychologist in Connecticut has paid more than $125,000 to resolve state and federal claims that she violated the False Claims Acts by billing Medicaid for services she failed to provide. Dr. Arlene Werner allegedly billed Medicaid for psychotherapy services that were not provided and for family psychotherapy sessions for multiple family members when she should have instead billed just one member for individual psychotherapy services. According to John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Werner is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Connecticut and t…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Westchester Nurse Sentenced In $390K Scam Westchester Nurse Sentenced In $390K Scam Westchester Nurse Sentenced In $390K Scam
Westchester Nurse Sentenced In $390K Scam A former registered nurse who stole nearly $400,000 from by making false claims to Medicaid while caring for severely disabled patients in Westchester County is going to spend a year behind bars and has been ordered to pay restitution for his crimes. Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced on Monday that Seymour, Connecticut resident Collins Anyanwu-Mueller has been sentenced to one year in jail, and must pay $367,954 in restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from Medicaid over a five-year span by making false claims regarding care to patients he never provided. Anyanwu-Mueller …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug
Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug A Poughkeepsie doctor and his wife have been ordered to pay fines for delivering misbranded cancer-fighting drugs, according to the United States Department of Justice. Oncologist Vincent Koh, 73, and his wife and office manager Milly Koh, 64, drew fines of $7,500 and $3,000, for receiving and delivering misbranded drugs, after pleading guilty in November, the Justice Department said. From July 2010 through March 2012, the Kohs ordered various discount oncology drugs from foreign sources that Vincent Koh prescribed and administered to patients. The drugs had not been approved by the Food an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Hudson Valley Company, Major Cuomo Donor Under Investigation By Feds Hudson Valley Company, Major Cuomo Donor Under Investigation By Feds Hudson Valley Company, Major Cuomo Donor Under Investigation By Feds
Hudson Valley Company, Major Cuomo Donor Under Investigation By Feds A Hudson Valley healthcare company that received more than $25 million in grants after donating to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign is being investigated by a federal grand jury, according to reports released this week. Orange County-based Crystal Run Healthcare, which received $25.4 million in taxpayer money after doctors and administrators gave more than $400,000 in funds to the campaign in 2013, is being probed, according to a report from the Albany Times Union. The report notes that grand jury subpoenas are also seeking testimony from “multiple” employees at the company, which is on…

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by Zak Failla