Medicare fraud

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Two brothers from Naperville, Illinois, are facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a massive health care fraud scheme that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to siphon nearly $300 …

LOS ANGELES — A Glendale physician has been federally charged for allegedly submitting over $45 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for Botox treatments that were medically unnecessary or never administered, …

Two men from Texas and Florida were sentenced Thursday for leading a telemarketing scheme that defrauded Medicare by promoting medically unnecessary genetic testing, resulting in millions in losses. Paul Wexler, …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — An Estonian national has been sentenced for participating in a massive $10 billion international money laundering and healthcare fraud scheme with ties to Russia. Aleksandr Lis, 26, …

Reno OB-GYN Dr. Samuel R. Chacon Indicted for Health Care Fraud Dr. Samuel R. Chacon, a Reno-based OB-GYN and owner of the Women’s Health Center of Reno, has been arrested …

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 …

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 …

In June 2025, U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne announced criminal charges against 37 defendants, including 41-year-old Jacquez Dion Tullis of Tamarac, Florida, in a wide-ranging scheme to unlawfully distribute controlled …

Nita Palma Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for $10.6 Million Medicare Hospice Fraud Nita Almuete Paddit Palma, owner of California-based Magnolia Gardens Hospice and C@A Hospice, was sentenced …

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Conzo, 49, a Staten Island resident, pleaded guilty on July 16 in federal court to orchestrating a health care fraud scheme involving false prescription claims submitted …