Senior living executive settles in $3.9 million SEC fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2017
A South Carolina businessman has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission after being charged in January in a $3.9 million fraud case for allegedly diverting investor funds meant to buy or renovate...
West Virginia launches new elder abuse litigation and prevention unit
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
A new elder abuse litigation and prevention unit within the West Virginia attorney general’s office will include civil prosecutors pursuing cases against those who exploit, abuse or neglect older...
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...
Adults 80+ have higher median reported losses from fraud than other age groups — by far
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2019
Adults aged 80 or more years have reported to the Federal Trade Commission median losses of $1,800 per person due to fraud so far this year, according to new data released Wednesday along with a report...
A $60 million lawsuit alleging understaffing and fraudulent billing at 45 senior living communities in North Carolina “is an erroneous interpretation of Medicaid reimbursement in the state,”...
Older adults lose $649 million in internet scams in 2018, FBI says
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2019
The statistic was part of the “2018 Internet Crime Report” released Monday by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
President’s clemency order in $205 million case sends message that assisted living fraud is OK, former...
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
President Trump’s commutation of the 35-year prison sentence of a woman convicted of orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved assisted living facility owners and operators “may...
Judge tosses key evidence in $1 billion fraud case against ALF owner
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
The owner of multiple Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, accused in 2016 of orchestrating a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme, scored a major victory in federal court Friday when...
Former American Senior Communities vendor sentenced in fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2018
The fifth and last defendant was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that previously led to prison terms for four others associated with American...
Two more sentenced in American Senior Communities fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2018
Two more defendants were sentenced Monday for their roles in a $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that previously led to prison terms for two former American Senior Communities executives.