healthcare fraud

By a Biometrica staffer INTERPOL announced on June 8 that it had succeeded in taking down a “record number” of fraudulent online pharmacies and arresting 277 people worldwide with the help of law enforcement, customs and health regulatory authorities in 92 countries....

By Anand Vasu Olakitan Oluwalade, his cousin Odunayo Baba Oluwalade and Kelly Lamont Williams were arrested after the HSI Intellectual Property Rights Center and the HSI Cyber Crimes Center became aware of a fraudulent replication of the website of Company 1, a biotechnology company based in...

By a Biometrica staffer Interpol issued a global alert to law enforcement across its 194 member countries warning them to gear up for organized crime networks targeting covid-19 vaccines. The group’s Orange Notice warned the international community to prepare for possible infiltration...

By a Biometrica staffer William M. Kelly Inc and Omega Imaging Inc, who together operate 11 radiology facilities in Southern California, have agreed to pay the US $5 million to resolve false claims allegations. They allegedly violated the False Claims Act (FCA)...

By a Biometrica staffer Three former caregivers have been sentenced for their roles in the death of a special needs resident at Second Chance Homes (SCH), an organization that provided housing and care for persons with developmental challenges through a Missouri Department...

By a Biometrica staffer Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc’s subsidiary - DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc – agreed to pay the US a $20.75 million settlement to resolve false claim allegations. DUSA allegedly caused physicians to submit false claims to Medicare and the Federal Employee...

By a Biometrica staffer Compounding pharmacy Diabetic Care Rx LLC, or Patient Care America (PCA), PCA’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Smith, PCA’s former Vice President of Operations Matthew Smith, and private equity firm Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH) agreed to resolve...

By a Biometrica staffer Charges have been brought against 26 individuals in the Central District of California and 8 others in the states of Arizona and Oregon for defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs, resulting in $257 million and $1 million in...