$20 million fraud involved bogus assisted living deals, Justice Department says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2022
A Florida man out on bond for a $179 million real estate fraud scheme has been charged with perpetrating another $20 million fraud deal involving bogus assisted living deals.
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality...
Florida bill criminalizing financial exploitation, abuse of older adults is on governor’s desk
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2021
Legislation criminalizing the financial exploitation and abuse of Florida’s older or disabled adults is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.
Man used senior living residents’ identities in $1.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, DOJ says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2021
A Florida man is facing the potential of more than 30 years in prison after being indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud for allegedly using the identities of senior living residents to obtain more than $1.5...
Man indicted in $27M ransomware fraud case affecting Maryland senior living provider
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2021
The Department of Justice last week announced a coordinated international law enforcement action against hackers who defrauded a Maryland senior living provider, among other victims, of more than $27 million.
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
Second defendant agrees to pay $2.25 million to settle fraud charges against long-term care investment...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
The second defendant in a scheme to defraud investors in the Orthodox Jewish community who invested in assisted living communities and nursing homes throughout the Midwest has settled his case with the...
$1.8 million healthcare scam defrauded senior living residents, Justice Department says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2020
An Omaha, NE, man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for using the personal information of senior living residents in several states to defraud Medicare and state Medicaid agencies out of thousands of...
Older adults lose $835 million in 2019 internet scams, FBI says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 28, 2020
More than 68,000 adults over age 60 lost a total of more than $835 million in 2019 in internet scams, according to the FBI. The amount represents a substantial increase over the $649 million loss reported...
More news for Monday, Jan. 13
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
Justice Department recovers more than $3 billion from False Claims Act cases in 2019 … Former Mrs. Florida sentenced to prison for using mother’s Social Security checks meant for memory care … New...