Apr 16, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On April 11, the Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Daphne Jenkins, a nurse practitioner from Virginia, in a federal court in Boston. The case involved a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme related to durable medical equipment (DME), including...
Apr 3, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
On March 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Gayk Akhsharumov, the owner of two California-based hospice companies, along with his biller and consultant, Karen Sarkisyan, for their alleged involvement in activities that the DOJ claims...
Mar 29, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
Ohio pharmacist, Nathanael Thompson, and pharmacy technician, Sanam Ahmad, have been convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and two counts of defrauding Medicaid for their roles in a $2.3 million scheme. Thompson owned four pharmacies in...
Mar 26, 2024 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Jeffrey W. Young Jr., a Tennessee nurse practitioner known as the “Rock Doc,” has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for illegally prescribing opioids. Young, along with two doctors, was indicted in April 2019 for allegedly prescribing...
Mar 12, 2024 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
Last week, the DOJ announced that Jean Wilson, the owner of two telemedicine companies and two orthotic braces suppliers, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud for her role in a $136 million Medicare fraud scheme. According to...
Mar 5, 2024 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Medical doctor, Alexander Baldonado, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, six counts of health care fraud, two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks, and one count of...