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A 70-year old Louisiana physician pleaded guilty on April 10 to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal healthcare kickbacks. He’ll be sentenced later this year in July and faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release following...

1. Miami-Based Physician Charged for Role in Pain Pill Diversion and Medicare Fraud Scheme -

1. Houston-Area Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare of More than $5 Million:

1. California Clinic Owner Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Role in Occupational Therapy Fraud Scheme -

Last week, the OIG posted a report of their Medicare Compliance Review of the University of Florida Health Jacksonville Hospital. This is the most recent of many similar reports.

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We’ve got a big announcement and we know that you’ll be just as excited about it as we are.

1. MEDICARE FRAUD TRIAL SET FOR DOCTOR TIED TO MENENDEZ PROBE-WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - “Many of the Medicare fraud charges against prominent Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen are complicated, but one is simple

1. Administrator of Miami - Area Home Health Agency Sentenced to 126 Months in Prison for Involvement in $2.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -