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Lab Operator Convicted in Drug-Testing Scheme

Conspiracies to rip off the Medicare system are prevalent due to the vast amounts of money flowing through the program. On February 25, Sherif Khalil of Redondo Beach, California man was convicted by a federal jury in Detroit...more

Provider and Beneficiaries Conspired to Defraud Louisiana’s Medicaid Program

Healthcare fraud is prevalent within state Medicaid programs due to the massive amounts of money flowing through the system. In Louisiana, the Estate of Yolanda Burnom and her former company, Community Healthcare Solutions,...more

Online DME Company Billed Insurers for Unnecessary Medical Supplies

DMERx, an online DME platform, served as the basis for a massive fraud against Medicare and other insurers. Gregory Schreck, a Kansas man who was the vice president of DMERx, orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme to bill...more

Drug Testing Lab to Pay $27 Million to Resolve FCA Claims

One of the nation’s largest urine drug testing laboratories recently settled with the federal government by paying $27 million to resolve alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and state statutes. Precision...more

NY Man Jailed for 12 years for $600 Million Healthcare Fraud

A Long Island man who impersonated the general counsel of the NFL and an NBA player as part of his scheme for multiple frauds will now serve jail time. Sentenced in federal court in Central Islip, Matthew James used...more

Two Indicted In $100 Million Home Health Care Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on February 1 that an owner and operator of Arbor Homecare Services LLC and a nurse employed by the home health agency were indicted for their roles in a scheme to defraud...more

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