Dec 4, 2023 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
Telemedicine remains on the government’s list of enforcement priorities. The DOJ announced that nurse practitioner Daphne Jenkins pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud for her role in a $7.8 million telemedicine scheme. CG attorneys...
Nov 20, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
Shiva Akula, the owner and operator of Canon Healthcare, LLC, was convicted by a Louisiana jury of 23 counts of health care fraud. The jury found that Akula defrauded Medicare by overbilling and manipulating various Common Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) codes....
Oct 25, 2023 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Alisha Richardson, former nursing home scheduler, was charged with seven counts of wire fraud. A Chicago federal jury returned the indictment that could land Richardson in prison for decades. According to the indictment, Richardson was the head...
Jul 6, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
The DOJ just announced that John A. Beckman, owner and pharmacist-in-charge at Beckman’s Greene Street Pharmacy (BGSP), and BGSP agreed to be bound by a consent decree and pay a $120,000 civil penalty to resolve a complaint for allegedly violating the Controlled...
Jun 30, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
On June 28th, the Department of Justice announced the conclusion of a two-week nationwide law enforcement operation aimed at addressing health care fraud and opioid abuse. During this operation, charges were filed against 78 defendants, alleging their involvement in...
Jun 26, 2023 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On June 16, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the conviction of David Copeland for his involvement in a substantial kickback and bribery scheme to defraud TRICARE, the federal program that provides health insurance benefits to many American...
