Archive for April 2024
Lying to Federal Investigators Gets Compounding Pharmacy CEO Prison Time in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A 71-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who escaped prison in 2019 after resolving a lawsuit alleging that he and others violated the False Claims Act (FCA) through their involvement in a healthcare kickback scheme will spend six months behind bars for lying to federal agents. In March 2020 Patrick Smith, former CEO and president of…
Read MoreHospice Owner and Biller Sentenced for Roles in Hospice Fraud and Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of two California-based hospice companies and his biller/consultant have been sentenced to one year and a day in prison each for their roles in a $9 million hospice fraud scheme. In addition, Gayk Akhsharumov, the owner of San Gabriel Hospice and Palliative Care Inc. and Broadway Hospice Inc., was ordered to pay nearly…
Read MoreNew Whistleblower Rewards Policy Offers Incentives to Report Misconduct
U.S. Department of Justice is cracking down on corporate crime with an expanded whistleblower rewards program.
Read MoreLab Owners to Pay $13.6M in False Claims Act Whistleblower Case
A Missouri laboratory and its three owners have been ordered to pay more than $13.6 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act – the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement. Jerry, Jerrod and Joel W. Murphy, owners of Gamma Healthcare Inc., were accused of submitting false claims to Medicare for lab…
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