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New York MD Settles COVID Fraud Case
A New York doctor has become the latest to learn that the government is serious about cracking down on those who take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Josef Schenker and two of the urgent care facilities that he owns agreed to pay more than $564,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to…
Read MoreGovernment Nabs More Covid Fraud Suspects
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in yet another avenue to perpetuate fraud within the healthcare arena. Most recently, the U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges had been filed against 21 people in nine federal districts for their alleged participation in various schemes that exploited the pandemic to the tune of $149 million. Cities involved…
Read MoreDoctor Charged in COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Action Indicted in Kickback Scheme
A New York doctor has been charged in a superseding indictment in connection with an alleged genetic cancer screening and COVID-19 testing scam. Such an indictment adds information or evidence, as well as charges or defendants to an existing case. Alexander Baldonado of Queens was indicted on charges he engaged in a genetic testing and…
Read MoreDOJ Healthcare Fraud Crackdown on COVID-19 Testing Scam
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) aggressive crackdown on COVID-19 testing scams finds healthcare providers under scrutiny.
Read MoreMaryland MD Convicted in COVID-19 Fraud Case with Nationwide Ties
A Maryland doctor who was one of 18 people indicted in April 2022 as part of a nationwide crackdown on COVID-19-related fraud has been convicted on five counts of healthcare fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented during trial, between March 2020 and December 2021, Ron Elfenbein submitted more than $15 million in false…
Read MoreEighteen Charged in COVID-related Healthcare Fraud Resulting in $490M in False Billings and Theft
Eighteen Charged in COVID-related Healthcare Fraud Resulting in $490M in False Billings and Theft
Read MoreDOJ Launches Task Force Targeting COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Healthcare has always been ripe for fraud, so it’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic created a wellspring of opportunities for those looking to make money off a tragedy. But getting away with it likely will become a lot harder, thanks to the creation of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force. Launched in May by…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Related Fraud Heating Up
Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of enforcement actions against companies and individuals who have received COVID-19 relief funds continues to grow. In the following case, investigators allege the suspect mixed it up by allegedly violating both anti-kickback laws and committing relief fund fraud. According to the complaint, Carlos Belone of Coconut…
Read MoreOIG Work Plan Updates Target COVID-19 Related Fraud
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released an ambitious update to its Work Plan that includes 16 areas of interest for the government watchdog. The Work Plan is updated monthly and outlines the various projects the OIG intends to focus on in the coming months. The…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Healthcare Fraud: It’s Started
A Georgia woman was arrested earlier this month in connection with a scheme in which she is alleged to have sought to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for referring Medicare beneficiaries for expensive cancer screening and COVID-19 tests. Loosened healthcare regulations, including blanket waivers of the federal Anti-kickback Statute (AKS) and physician self-referral…
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