Archive for September 2024
Behavioral Healthcare Company CEO Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
The CEO of a behavioral health care company has agreed to plead guilty to six counts of healthcare fraud. Miguel Saravia, CEO of Dana Group Associates and former chief operating officer of Prime Behavioral Health was charged earlier this month to taking part in a scheme to defraud insurers. The Healthcare Fraud Scam According to…
Read MoreMarketer Pleads Guilty in DME Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A Miami Beach, Florida, man admitted his role in a $4.2 million durable medical equipment (DME) healthcare fraud scheme that took place in New Jersey. Christopher Vehovec, 31, pleaded guilty in New Jersey federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to court documents, the DME…
Read MoreFlorida Man Pleads Guilty to $39.5 Million DME Kickback Scheme
A 22-year-old man from Port Richey, Fla. has pleaded guilty to charges he and others paid kickbacks and bribes as part of an elaborate $39.5 million Medicare fraud operation. Christopher Spellman and his co-conspirators in this DME kickback scheme, owned and operated Dimon Business Solutions, LLC, which posed as a legitimate durable medical equipment (DME)…
Read MoreDOJ Unveils New Whistleblower Program to Expand Healthcare Fraud Investigative Efforts
The Department of Justice hopes a new whistleblower program will help unearth more healthcare fraud cases. The DOJ previewed the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program earlier this year at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. It builds on the agency’s prior efforts to incentivize reporting of corporate misconduct to the…
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