IRS impersonation scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for fourth year
By
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
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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
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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,...
Assisted living manager pleads guilty to using resident IDs to obtain credit cards, charge $74,000
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2016
The former manager of a Maryland assisted living facility has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for opening credit card accounts in the names of residents and charging more than...
Trial date set in $1 billion healthcare fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2016
A Sept. 18, 2017, trial date has been set for Philip Esformes, the owner of several Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facilities who was accused earlier this year of leading a $1 billion fraud...
ALF owner accused in $1 billion fraud scheme ordered held without bond
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2016
Philip Esformes, the owner of several Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facilities who was accused earlier this year of leading a $1 billion fraud scheme, will continue to be held in the Miami...