A businessman accused of participating in a bond scheme alleged to have defrauded seniors housing investors will pay almost half a million dollars to resolve his case if a proposed settlement is approved by a judge.
A Tampa, FL, dermatology practice that provides on-site care for assisted living residents has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to obtain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer.
The owner of multiple Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, accused in 2016 of orchestrating a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme, scored a major victory in federal court Friday when a judge threw out key evidence against him and said that Justice Department investigators were trying to “obfuscate the evidentiary record.”
A new federal task force will focus on fighting healthcare fraud, cyber fraud and other fraud targeting older adults, and other types of fraud affecting the government, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced Wednesday.
The fifth and last defendant was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that previously led to prison terms for four others associated with American Senior Communities.
Two more defendants were sentenced Monday for their roles in a $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that previously led to prison terms for two former American Senior Communities executives.
Former American Senior Communities Chief Operating Officer Daniel Benson was sentenced Friday to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that netted his former boss, CEO James Burkhart, a 9 1/2 year sentence a week earlier.
Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart was sentenced Friday to 9 1/2 years in prison for his role in what U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler described as a “massive fraud, kickback and money-laundering conspiracy” through which the company leader and others funneled almost $19.4 million to themselves to fund luxury purchases.
AARP invests $60 million in dementia and Alzheimer’s research … Defendant sentenced in multimillion dollar telemarketing scam targeting elderly victims
Healthcare professionals caring for older adults would play a key role in a new communication system — described in a recently released white paper from the Securities and Exchange Commission — that would be designed to report and curtail suspected financial exploitation.
