Health Care Fraud News Update

Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to Health Care Fraud news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Operators of New Jersey Company Sentenced to Prison and Enter into Related Civil Settlement Agreement for Roles in $127 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme 04/21/2025 08:00 AM EDT Two operators of a New Jersey marketing company were sentenced to prison for their roles in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks. Walgreens Agrees To Pay Up to $350M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and Submitting False Claims 04/21/2025 08:00 AM EDT The unlawful prescriptions included excessive quantities of opioids, opioid prescriptions filled significantly early, and a combination of three drugs known as a "trinity." The Arthritis Knee Pain Centers and Dr. John Rush Face Federal Civil False Claims Allegations 04/18/2025 08:00 AM EDT Former Owner of Collapsed Nursing Home Empire Sentenced to 36 Months' Imprisonment For $38 Million Tax Fraud Scheme 04/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT A New York man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for his role in a $38 million employment tax fraud scheme involving nursing homes he owned across the country. New England Doctor Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy 04/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT Pharmacist indicted in $2 million health care fraud scheme 04/17/2025 08:00 AM EDT Delaware Woman Admits Role in COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme 04/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT A Delaware woman admitted to conspiring to obtain more than $1 million of federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Former Nurse Practitioner Agrees to $50,000 Settlement in Alleged False Claims Act Violations 04/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT Ashland City Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years for Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud 04/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT Union City Pharmacy Agrees To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Of Billing For Drugs Not Dispensed 04/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT People's Rx, Inc., d/b/a The People's Pharmacy Shoppe ("People's"), a pharmacy located in Union City, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $995,420 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing a federal health care program for medications that it never dispensed. Two Men Sentenced for Misbranding and Conspiring to Price Gouge N95 Masks in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic 04/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – Two brothers, who co-owned a now-defunct Florida-based company, have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for charges associated with shipping facemasks that were misbranded as N95 respirators, and price gouging hospitals, during the earliest phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.   North Ridgeville Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy 04/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT An Ohio doctor has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy that prescribed medical equipment and lab tests for patients who did not need them and then submitted claims to Medicare to receive payment.  Fresno County Podiatrist and Sales Representative Indicted for Conspiracy to Submit Millions of Dollars in False Claims Related to Skin Grafts 04/10/2025 08:00 AM EDT  A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Felipe Ruiz, 51, of Fresno, and Jose Gabriel Aguirre, 52, of Clovis, charging them with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Founder and Top Executive for Fresno-Based Business American Labor Alliance Receive Multi-Year Prison Sentences Following Fraud Trial 04/10/2025 08:00 AM EDT Fresno residents Marcus Asay, 69, and Antonio Gastelum, 53, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to five years in prison and two years in prison, respectively, for committing a long-running pension fraud scheme through their company, Agricultural Contracting Services Association dba American Labor Alliance. Florida Pharmacy Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud and Agrees to Pay More than $1 Million Settlement 04/10/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Florida-based pharmacy, OHM Pharmacy Services, aka "Benzer," aka "Auburndale," has agreed to plead guilty to one count of health care fraud; pay restitution of $82,000; and pay $1,018,000 to resolve False Claims Act violations. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys