Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to DME, Telemedicine Fraud Scheme

A little more than a month after being charged in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), a Virginia-based nurse practitioner has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Daphne Jenkins, 64, faces up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release…

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Florida Man Convicted in $67M ‘Doctor Chase’ Genetic Testing Healthcare Fraud Scheme

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Another defendant who was part of a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme tied to unnecessary genetic testing has been convicted by a federal jury. Jose Goyos of West Palm Beach was indicted in February 2022 along with nine others in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged roles in a $67 million healthcare fraud, wire…

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South Florida Man Who Received Kickbacks in $73M Genetic Testing Scheme Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud

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Just before his Medicare fraud trial was to start, a Florida man who helped recruit telemedicine doctors as part of a $73 million genetic testing scheme to defraud Medicare pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks. Michael Stein admitted that he, through his company 1523 Holdings LLC, agreed to receive $50,000 per month in exchange for recruiting…

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Boca Man Admits to Selling MD Orders

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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.…

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Biotech Executive Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Testing Scheme

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A California biotech executive recently was convicted in connection with a $77 million scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for COVID-19 and allergy testing as well as securities fraud. Mark Schena, 59, president of Arrayit Corporation, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two…

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Sober Home Initiative Results in Second Conviction

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A U.S. Justice Department investigation of kickback schemes targeted at substance abuse treatment facilities dubbed the “Sober Homes initiative†recently ended in the conviction of a Florida doctor. According to evidence presented at trial, Mark Agresti, M.D., 59, of Palm Beach, unlawfully billed approximately $110 million of urinalysis (UA) drug testing services that were medically…

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Appeals Court Issues Precedential Ruling in Charitable Assistance Organization Kickback Case

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The increase in enforcement activity related to donations made by pharmaceutical manufacturers to nonprofit patient charitable assistance organizations has resulted in a number of whistleblower or Qui Tam lawsuits. Those lawsuits have hinged on the idea that such donations may be viewed as illegal kickbacks because they could be seen as a means to steer…

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