Fraudsters stole $280 billion+ in COVID-19 relief funding: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2023
More than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief meant for businesses and individuals intentionally was stolen by fraudsters, and another $123 billion was wasted or misspent, according to an Associated Press...
Supreme Court rejects emergency appeal on Philip Esformes’ $1.3 billion healthcare fraud conviction
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2023
Federal prosecutors received the green light to retry Philip Esformes on pending healthcare fraud charges after US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rejected an emergency appeal from the assisted living...
Lawmaker introduces legislation to crack down on Medicare fraud
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, has introduced two pieces of legislation to prevent Medicare fraud.
MFCU efforts result in 17 assisted living convictions, $265,000 in recoveries in FY 2022: OIG report
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2023
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 17 criminal convictions and $265,040 in criminal case recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2022, according to a new...
Esformes case is not ‘ordinary,’ defense attorneys argue in fraud rehearing appeal
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2023
Phillip Esformes is asking an appellate court for a full court hearing on its Jan. 6 decision to uphold his conviction in a $1.3 billion healthcare fraud case that the federal government previously has...
Philip Esformes’ conviction in $1.3B fraud case, $44M in penalties, upheld by appeals court
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2023
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the criminal conviction of assisted living community and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes in a healthcare fraud case that the federal...
More news for Monday, Dec. 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2022
LeadingAge urges HUD to improve senior housing preservation … DC-area providers receive $10K for COVID-19, flu vaccine access … Bill aims to repeal Wasington LTSS program … Study meant to help older...
Senior living hacker sentenced to 20 years for $27 million ransomware attack
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2022
A Canadian man linked to an international network of ransomware attacks affecting the senior living industry during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit...
Pandemic-induced uptick in financial exploitation here to stay: AARP
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic created a shift in the financial industry that made older adults increasingly vulnerable to financial exploitation, according to a new report from AARP.
Government imposter scams claim top spot for second year: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2022
Government imposter scams, whereby someone pretends to be a government worker to perpetrate fraud, was the top type of fraud reported last year to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline,...