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Update: Laboratory Owner Convicted

By Maureen Patterson | 11/12/2026 | 0
Medical professional holding COVID-19 test kit and sample tube in blue gloves.

COVID-19 tests allegedly offered to nursing homes to bill for unnecessary or unperformed respiratory tests.

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Takedown Nets 15 Defendants

By Maureen Patterson | 11/10/2026 | 0
Police cars with lights line up.

Charges include largest substance abuse treatment fraud scheme prosecuted.

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Update: Software Company Owner Sentenced in $1 Billion Conspiracy

By Maureen Patterson | 11/04/2026 | 0
A person holds a tablet with a computer nearby.

Hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries were aggressively targeted.

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Man Convicted for COVID Testing Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 11/02/2026 | 0
Cars outside a facility.

Elderly patients who were desperate for COVID-19 tests were exploited.

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Beware of Plastic Medicare Card

By Maureen Patterson | 10/29/2026 | 1
A Medicare card.

Scammers want your personal information.

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Medicare Advantage Provider Agrees to Pay

By Maureen Patterson | 10/27/2026 | 0
The word "Medicare" is written on a piece of paper.

The United States said they submitted inaccurate and untruthful patient diagnosis data.

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Red Flags of Medicare Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 10/22/2026 | 0
Seven red flags stand against a backdrop of a blue sky.

Stop your Medicare number from being used for a claim you never expected.

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DME Owner Sentenced

By Maureen Patterson | 10/20/2026 | 0
A person places a hand on a back brace that they're wearing.

Orders were frequently medically unnecessary and based on false documentation.

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Feds Sue Lab Executives

By Maureen Patterson | 10/15/2026 | 0
A church sits on a field with a sunset in the background.

They allegedly directed personnel to swab attendees at mass events.

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Optometric Physician Sentenced

By Maureen Patterson | 10/13/2026 | 0
A doctor fits glasses on a patient.

Boerman directed Brentwood Eye Care staff to create false records.

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