Posts Tagged ‘Home healthcare fraud’
Home Healthcare Company Owner Sentenced to Nine Years in $2.8M Healthcare Fraud Case
The owner of a home healthcare company who was convicted last September for orchestrating a $2.8 million healthcare fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, and engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and witness tampering, has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Indian national Yogesh K. Pancholi of Michigan owned and operated Shring Home Care…
Read MoreFlorida Business Owners Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Home Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A Florida man and woman will spend years behind bars for their role in a home healthcare fraud scheme that used stolen patient data and spanned from the U.S. to Cuba.
Read MoreFour Healthcare Executives Sentenced in $198M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas recently announced that four healthcare executives have been sentenced for their involvement in a $189 million healthcare fraud scheme. Defendants: Bobby Rouse, 81, received 120 months; David Edson, 72, received 48 months, Steven House worth, 47, and Jeffrey Parsons, 62, both received 30 months. They…
Read MoreWatchdog Agency Cracking Down on Improper Billing by HHAs
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General issued its latest report on a home health agency that it contends did not comply with Medicare billing requirements. It was one in a series of actions the watchdog agency has taken this year against HHAs, and part of what…
Read MoreFeds target healthcare fraud by looking for outliers
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest healthcare fraud takedown in its history. Approximately 300 defendants in 36 federal districts, including South Florida, were charged with engaging in fraudulent billings to the tune of more than $900 million. Charges included: conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, violations of the anti-kickback statutes, money laundering…
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