ID theft gets assisted living manager 52 months in federal prison
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2017
The former manager of an assisted living facility in Maryland has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after admitting to obtaining credit cards in the names...
Attorneys general seek to expand search for Medicaid abuse and neglect cases
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Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2017
Thirty-eight attorneys general asked Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., Wednesday for a policy change that would allow them to investigate and prosecute a wider range of abuse and neglect...
Assisted living owner pleads guilty in $3.6 million mortgage fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2021
The owner of an assisted living facility in Texas pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and has agreed to pay restitution, the Department of Justice...
IRS impersonation scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for fourth year
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, in 2018, 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...
Assisted living company could pay more than $3 million for Medicaid fraud discovered after murder
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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...
Podiatrist to pay $966,000 for fraudulent assisted living billing
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Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2019
An Arizona podiatrist has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $965,985 in restitution to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services after he admitted submitting false claims for...
DOJ: Defendants victimized elderly in QLaser fraud scheme
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2017
Elderly individuals and others paid $4,000 to $13,000 for devices they falsely were told could treat more than 200 medical conditions, according to the Department of Justice. Now three people alleged to...
Bill seeks to reduce fraud against seniors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 25, 2017
Two senators have introduced a bill with the goal of making it easier for financial institutions to report to authorities suspected fraud against older adults. Will the third time be the charm for the...
Protecting older adults and retirement investments a priority in 2017, SEC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 12, 2017
Senior investors and retirement investments will be a major area of focus for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations in 2017, the SEC announced...
American Senior Communities case defendant agrees to plead guilty
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2016
One of the defendants in the alleged $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme involving former executives of American Senior Communities has agreed to plead guilty to charges against him,...