As part of a years-long federal investigation into fraudulent nursing credentials, prosecutors have announced charges against 12 more individuals tied to a scheme that sold over 7,000 fake diplomas. Dubbed …
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A Georgia man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding Arizona’s Medicaid system, known as AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System). Kenneth Terrell Harrison, 45, …
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(WFRV) – Precious Cruse, a former Wisconsin business owner, was convicted on September 12 on 17 federal charges related to a healthcare fraud scheme targeting pregnant women and new mothers. …
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced two recent Medicaid fraud cases involving local women. On August 26, 53-year-old Shylee Earlette Hagler of Little Rock pleaded guilty …
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Florida Man Arrested for Impersonating Nurse, Applying to Multiple Jobs with Fake Credentials DELAND, Fla. — Joseph Thomas Kinney, 55, of Lake Mary, was arrested Monday after attempting to secure …
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WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) — Pearly Youngblood, an employee of Blessing Hearts Healthcare in Taylorsville, Mississippi, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of Medicaid fraud, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office …
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Middletown resident, 29-year-old Habroon Habib, has been charged in a health care fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded Medicare of approximately $680,000 involving durable medical equipment …
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NEW ORLEANS, LA — A federal jury has convicted Scharmaine Lawson Baker, 58, of Richmond, Texas, for her role in a $12.1 million Medicare fraud scheme, in which she ordered …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) — Ten people across Ohio are facing criminal charges in a massive $1.9 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to an announcement made Friday by Ohio Attorney General …
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 3.5 years in state prison after being convicted for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme involving the illegal referral …