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Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme Settled
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ocenture LLC and its subsidiary, Carelumina LLC, agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations that they paid and received kickbacks in connection with genetic testing samples. It was alleged that Ocenture solicited genetic testing samples from Medicare beneficiaries directly and through other marketers. The company then paid physicians to falsely attest that…
Read MoreMarketer Charged in $64M Kickback Scheme
A north Florida man recently was charged for his part in a $64 million scheme to pay illegal kickbacks involving pharmacies, telemedicine companies and doctors. According to the complaint, James D. Feeley of Navarre, Fla. and his partner Mark Belter of Ohio operated a purported marketing company for pharmacies that generated signed prescriptions that its…
Read MoreSurgeon Sentenced in Compound Medication Kickback Scheme
A Baltimore, Maryland doctor licensed in several states, will be spending the next three years behind bars for writing and referring compounded drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickbacks. Dr. Thomas Raley, Jr., 53, specialized in orthopedic and spine surgery and provided patients with pain management services in Virginia, Maryland and other states since 1998.…
Read MoreHome Health Owner Sentenced for Role in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
A 72-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 30 months behind bars after pleading guilty to a $21 million, multiyear home health fraud scheme. He also was ordered to pay $21.2 million in restitution. Felix Amos pleaded guilty in Dec. 2018 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Amos and his wife, Oluyemisi Amos, were indicted…
Read MoreBoca Man Admits to Selling MD Orders
A Boca Raton man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges for his role in selling fraudulent doctors’ orders to others, who used them to obtain at least $25 million in fraudulent payments from Medicare. According to information filed in the case, Nagaindra Srivastav was the owner of B2B Apps Solutions, a Tampa-based company.…
Read MoreOIG Gives Blessing to Gift Card Arrangement
Last month, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an advisory opinion in which it declined to impose sanctions for an arrangement under which the requestor provides gift cards to Medicare Advantage enrollees who complete an online learning program related to potential risks, benefits, and expectations relating to surgeries. The requestor stated that the program…
Read MoreDME Company Owner Sentenced to Seven Years in Fraud Case
The owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) company in Fort Myers was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in a scam that bilked Medicare and Medicaid out of $1.6 million. Earlier this year, North Miami resident Daniel Pintado Cazola, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit…
Read MoreHealthcare Fraud Efforts Net $5B in FY 2021
The federal government’s crackdown on healthcare fraud resulted in more than $5 billion in judgments and settlements in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice. It’s significantly more than the $3.1 billion recovered in FY 2020. As a result of…
Read MoreNorth Carolina MD Indicted in $11M DME Scheme
A Charlotte, N.C. internist has been indicted on charges she defrauded federal healthcare programs out of more than $11 million in durable medical equipment scheme. Sudipta Mazumder, MD, 46, was indicted on one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western…
Read MoreWatchdog Agency Details Enforcement Activities During Six-Month Period
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) expects to make nearly $3 billion in recoveries resulting from the agency’s audits and investigations, according to its Semiannual Report to Congress released earlier this month. The semiannual reporting period runs from Oct. 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. The watchdog agency…
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