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Update: CEO Sentenced for $1 Billion Conspiracy

By Maureen Patterson | 01/13/2026 | 0

Hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries were targeted.

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Man Pleads in Telemedicine Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 01/09/2026 | 0

Beneficiaries were pressured to agree to try expensive medications.

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Update: Doctor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 01/07/2026 | 0

He allegedly used false diagnoses to order unnecessary brain scans.

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Man Sentenced in $172 Million Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 01/05/2026 | 0

Marketing companies made unsolicited calls offering elderly patients free orthotic braces.

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Scam Calls Jump

By Maureen Patterson | 01/02/2026 | 0

They’re fueled by personal information harvested and sold on the dark web.

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Update: Man Sentenced for $174 Million Conspiracy

By Maureen Patterson | 12/30/2025 | 0

Aggressive telemarketing campaigns allegedly induced Medicare beneficiaries to agree to genetic testing.

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CVS Settles Lawsuit

By Maureen Patterson | 12/29/2025 | 0

They admitted dispensing more insulin to patients than needed.

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Update: Doctor Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 12/26/2025 | 0

He allegedly authorized COVID-19 tests and cancer genetic tests that patients did not want.

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Man Sentenced in Genetic Test Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 12/23/2025 | 0

Medicare beneficiaries were targeted and induced to accept tests.

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Update: Lab Owner Sentenced

By Maureen Patterson | 12/17/2025 | 0

Medicare was billed for COVID tests that were never legitimately ordered or performed.

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