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Genetic Testing Lab Resolves Allegations

By Mario Shtika | 01/13/2021 | 0

It used a contractor who persuaded seniors in housing complexes to submit to tests.

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Hospice Company Exec Sentenced to 20 Years

By Mario Shtika | 12/30/2020 | 0

Scheme included telling patients they had less than six months to live and sending chaplains in to lie.

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Pharmacy Owners Charged in COVID Case

By Mario Shtika | 12/30/2020 | 4

Prosecutors say they used the pandemic for their own financial gain.

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Home Health Agency Owners Charged

By Mario Shtika | 12/17/2020 | 0

Indictment says they created phony medical records.

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Psychiatrist Indicted on $10 Million in Fraud Charges

By Mario Shtika | 12/17/2020 | 0

Charges include billing for over 8,000 sessions never provided.

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Medical Marketing Company Owner Pleads Guilty

By Mario Shtika | 12/15/2020 | 0

He referred Medicare beneficiaries to laboratories in exchange for kickbacks.

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Fraudsters Steal Personal Information

By Mario Shtika | 12/15/2020 | 0

Two plead guilty to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer.

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Hospice Fraud is a Booming Business

By Mario Shtika | 12/11/2020 | 0

Patients are being denied the care they desperately need.

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Beware of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

By Mario Shtika | 12/02/2020 | 0

Falling for them may lead to life-threatening consequences.

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Man Admits Role in Schemes Related to Genetic Testing

By Mario Shtika | 11/30/2020 | 0

Patients were induced with $75 gift cards.

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