MFCU efforts result in 19 assisted living convictions, $168,991 in recoveries in FY 2016: OIG report
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 19 convictions and $168,991 in recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2016, according to a new report from the Department...
ALF owner in $1 billion fraud case now accused of bribery
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2017
Before an owner of dozens of Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities was accused in a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme in July, he allegedly tried to bribe a state regulator to find...
Assisted living company could pay more than $3 million for Medicaid fraud discovered after murder
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 28, 2019
The owner of an assisted living company has been sentenced to five years in jail, and the company will have to pay a fine of up to $2.05 million for Medicaid fraud that was discovered after a murder took...
Former ombudsman allegedly stole up to $50,000 from resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2017
A former senior advocate faces her next court date Friday after being indicted on several felony counts for allegedly stealing up to $50,000 from an assisted living resident for whom she was responsible....
Argentum works on Plan B as weather thwarts fly-in
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
Argentum is planning to find additional ways to discuss the Government Accountability Office’s assisted living-related report, home- and community-based services and other issues after the second...
Judge denies motion to toss felony convictions for former American Senior Communities CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2021
A federal judge has denied a motion by former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart to throw out his felony fraud convictions, ruling that his law firm’s conflict of interest did not adversely...
IRS scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for third year in a row
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
For the third consecutive year, in 2017, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...
FBI, Justice Department cracking down on PPP loan fraudsters
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 19, 2024
The FBI and Justice Department are reportedly ramping up investigations and prosecutions of companies believed to have fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic.
Government expects to recover $1.9 billion for 2016 Medicaid fraud cases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2017
The federal government expects to recover almost $1.9 billion from Medicaid fraud, abuse and neglect cases that were settled or for which judgments were issued in 2016, according to new data released Monday.
Coronavirus pandemic fuels robocall scams
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2020
Americans are tired of robocalls. And with stay-at-home orders around the country, more of us are encountering an unwanted robocall when we answer our phones, according to a survey by Provision Senior...