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Pair Could Face 20 Years in Prison after Pleading Guilty to Illegally Obtaining and Distributing a Controlled Dangerous Substance

Two people were charged recently with distributing controlled dangerous substances illegally. In federal court on June 30, 2021, 33-year-old Naaman Rashad Jackson of Montgomery, Alabama, pled guilty to the charge. On July 8, 39-year-old Shayla Denise Moorer from Suwanee, Georgia, also entered a guilty plea. The pair were indicted along with 13 other people in […]

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Co-Founders of Now-Bankrupty uBiome Could Face 100 Years in Jail for Role in Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme

The co-founders of uBiome, a microbiome testing company that is now bankrupt, could face nearly 100 years in jail each for their role in multiple crimes related to health-care fraud. Jessica Sunshine Richman, 46, and Zachary Schulz Apte, 36, are facing multiple charges following an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury in San

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73-Year-Old Doctor from Ohio to Spend Two Years in Jail for Illegally Distributing Opioids

A physician in Ohio was sentenced to spend two years in jail for his role in distributing opioids illegally. On February 21 of 2020, Morris Brown, a 73-year-old doctor of Dayton, Ohio, pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of controlled substances. He was charged in April of 2019 with four other defendants — 50-year-old Mahmoud Rifai

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Owners of Two Dallas-Area DME Companies Face 25 Years in Prison after Guilty Verdict in Federal Court

Owners of two durable medical equipment companies in the Dallas area were convicted by a federal jury recently for their role in health-care fraud. The companies faced charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, paying and receiving health care kickbacks, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. Michael Hagen, 54, and Leah Hagen,

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North Carolina DME Company to Pay More than $20M in Fines and Restitution for Role in Medicaid Fraud

A durable medical equipment provider in North Carolina received a probation sentence of five years for healthcare fraud it committed. In addition to the probation period, the company, A Perfect Fit For You, Inc., also must pay a fine of $2 million and more than $10 million in restitution to the North Carolina Medicaid Program.

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Houston Doctor to Pay Almost $500,000 to Settle Claims He Certified Patients Fraudulently and Received Kickbacks

A primary care physician from Houston has agreed to pay restitution to resolve allegations that he fraudulently certified various patients for home health services, receiving payments that were improper as a result. Federal authorities opened an investigation in 2016 into Unified Medical Group Inc., which is a home health agency. Through their work, investigators found

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Diagnostic Lab in Virgina to Pay $1.4 Million to Settle Charges of Violating False Claims Act

A diagnostic lab in Virginia has agreed to pay a restitution of $1.4 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act. The company, Genetworx Laboratories, allegedly submitted or caused to be submitted claims to Medicare for genetic tests without proper oversight by a physician. According to the settlement agreement, between July of 2014

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Virginia-Based Family Medical Practice Agrees to $2.15 Million Settlement for Violating False Claims Act

A Virginia-based company recently agreed to a $2.15 million civil settlement with the state attorney general of and the U.S. Attorney’s office. Allergy and Asthma Associates Inc., based in Roanoke, will pay the money after allegedly billing Virginia Medicaid and Medicare programs more than $600,000 for asthma treatments it either never purchased or administered in

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Manhattan Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Lying to DEA Agents Regarding Controlled Substances

A former Manhattan pharmacy owner plead guilty to making false statements to Drug Enforcement Agency officers on two occasions regarding possession of controlled dangerous substances. After selling his pharmacy, Richard Schirripa told DEA officers on two occasions that he had either transferred, destroyed or sold the controlled substances he had. Officers discovered, though, that he

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80-Year-Old Physician Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in ‘Pill Mill’ Opioid Distribution

An 80-year-old suburban Philadelphia doctor was sentenced to serve five years in prison for his role of distributing opioids for non-legitimate medical purposes. Myron Rodos of Ambler, Pennsylvania, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and must pay a $300,000 fine for distributing controlled substances. In November 2019, he pleaded guilty to distributing

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