Western Union to pay $586 million to compensate senior fraud victims, others
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2017
Western Union will forfeit a record-setting $586 million after admitting to the Justice Department that it aided and abetted wire fraud and did not maintain an effective program to deter money laundering....
61 indictments allege scams against 15,000 seniors and others
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Fifty-six individuals and five call centers have been charged for allegedly scamming more than 15,000 seniors and others in the United States out of hundreds of millions of dollars, the Justice Department...
10 ALF owners indicted on kickback and fraud charges
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2016
Ten owners of assisted living facilities in Florida have been charged with receiving kickbacks and bribes and committing healthcare fraud.
Former senior living employee faces up to 40 years in prison, $500,000 fine in fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2016
An Illinois senior living community employee faces up to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000 after pleading guilty to mail fraud and wire fraud.
Mother-daughter duo arrested for reportedly defrauding Medicaid of $106,000 for services not provided...
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2022
A mother-daughter duo has been arrested in Florida for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program of more than $106,000 by billing for psycho-social rehabilitation services they did not provide to six assisted...
IRS scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for third year in a row
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
For the third consecutive year, in 2017, 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...
Former American Senior Communities CEO, others to plead guilty in $16 million fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
The former CEO of American Senior Communities and two others have agreed to plead guilty to some of the charges related to their alleged roles in a $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme.
Guardians embezzled $4 million from clients, Justice Department says
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2017
The office of a New Mexico guardian to older adults, veterans and people with special needs has been closed after federal officials accused the company and its co-founders of embezzling $4 million in client...
Assisted living community hit with False Claims Act lawsuit for $1.1 million in Medicaid claims
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Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2017
The Maryland attorney general is seeking civil penalties and treble damages to the state in a lawsuit against an assisted living community he says submitted false Medicaid claims totaling $1.1 million...
Senate Judiciary chair seeks answers about alleged fraud by senior living developer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2017
Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to provide extensive information about a California senior living community developer alleged to have obtained visas for some fugitives...