$8.86 million False Claims Act settlement set state record for 2016, government says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2017
A case involving the country’s biggest private owner and operator of independent living communities for older adults was the largest single civil collection resolved by the U.S. Attorney’s...
Senior living community developer stole $9.6 million from investors, SEC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
A California-based developer of senior living communities stole at least $9.6 million from foreign investors to finance his businesses illegally and pay for his “luxury lifestyle,” the Securities...
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
Education key to preventing financial exploitation of residents, researchers find
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2016
If you want to help prevent residents from being victims of financial abuse, educate them. That’s a key takeaway for senior living operators from a new report on elder fraud from Florida State University.
Doctor’s office business manager pleads guilty to fraud related to assisted living services
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
The former business manager of a now-closed Michigan obstetrics / gynecology medical practice faces sentencing April 14 after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, a felony,...
Fraudulent health screenings, activities programming targeting elderly cost government billions, Justice...
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2019
In one case, 35 defendants associated with dozens of telemedicine companies and cancer genetic testing laboratories fraudulently billed Medicare more than $2.1 billion for cancer genetic tests that “capitalized...
North Dakota becomes final state with Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2019
North Dakota has become the final state to have a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The entities investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and resident / patient abuse and neglect in assisted living...
Government efforts aim to protect older adults from scams
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2019
Several bills under consideration in Congress aim to protect older adults and others from robocalls, the second-most reported complaint to the Senate Special Aging Committee’s Fraud Hotline last year,...
Jury selection begins in $1 billion fraud case against assisted living owner
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2019
Jury selection began Monday for the trial of Philip Esformes, the owner of multiple Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities accused in 2016 of orchestrating a $1 billion healthcare fraud...
Businessman in alleged seniors housing bond scheme may pay $460,000 in settlement
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2018
A businessman accused of participating in a bond scheme alleged to have defrauded seniors housing investors will pay almost half a million dollars to resolve his case if a proposed settlement is approved...