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More news for Tuesday, Sept. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
Senate Aging Committee members seek information on alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud … 14 state governors launch healthcare workforce collaborative … CMS: Free updated COVID-19 vaccines provide...
Former assisted living owner indicted for diverting $800,000 in residents’ benefits for personal expenses
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2021
A federal grand jury has indicted the former owner of a Virginia assisted living community on 13 counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements for allegedly diverting $823,374 in federal...
Florida bill criminalizing financial exploitation, abuse of older adults is on governor’s desk
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2021
Legislation criminalizing the financial exploitation and abuse of Florida’s older or disabled adults is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.
Philip Esformes appealing $43 million in penalties stemming from fraud conviction
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2021
Former assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes may have had his 20-year prison sentence for his role in “the largest healthcare fraud scheme charged by the U.S. Justice Department”...
Former Sunwest CEO’s 15-year prison sentence commuted on Trump administration’s final day
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 22, 2021
Jon Michael Harder, the former CEO of Sunwest Management convicted of defrauding assisted living community investors of millions of dollars, had his sentence commuted in a last-minute move by now-former...
CCRC secures high court review in class action case alleging consumer fraud
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 14, 2023
The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a trial court’s decision to provide refunds to continuing care retirement community residents who alleged a bait-and-switch scheme by a senior living operator.
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...
Court rules in favor of CCRC in class action entrance fee case alleging consumer fraud
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 16, 2024
A provision in state law cited in a class action lawsuit against a continuing care retirement community only applies to food-related fraud and, therefore, cannot be used by residents and families to secure...
Assisted living residents among those highlighted in Justice Department annual elder fraud report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2021
The Department of Justice brought more than 220 criminal and civil enforcement actions covering almost 20 different types of fraud targeting older Americans, according to the agency’s annual report...