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, …
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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, …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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RICHMOND, VA — A Virginia physician has been indicted on 26 federal charges after allegedly using unapproved ozone gas treatments on patients and fraudulently billing government healthcare programs for $5.2 …
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MONTVILLE, NJ – Nestor E. Jaime, 36, a Pine Brook resident and owner of Fabio’s Pharmacy in Paterson, has been indicted for healthcare fraud in connection with a $2.5 million …