Senior living owner faces potential 170 years in prison, $170,000 in fines for allegedly exploiting residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
The owner of an Oklahoma residential care home faces up to 170 years in prison and $170,000 in fines for allegedly exploiting 17 older adults in his care.
Older adults fell victim to $1 billion in elder fraud schemes last year: FBI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Older adults in the United States were scammed out of approximately $1 billion through fraud schemes in 2020, an increase of $300 million from 2019, according to a new report from the FBI’s Internet...
More news for Thursday, June 17
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2021
Marketing firms fined $192 million for perpetrating elder fraud schemes … Massachusetts life plan community offers dementia communication training to first responders … Most of Georgia senior living...
Senior living manager allegedly hid $2.9 million from IRS, faces fraud changes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2021
A New Jersey manager of 50 senior living facilities in three states was charged with concealment in bankruptcy for allegedly hiding $2.9 million in funds.
Elder fraud complaints top $966 million in losses for older adults: FBI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 04, 2021
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2020 received 105,301 complaints from victims aged 60 or more years, with total losses exceeding $966 million.
11 New York-based SNFs allegedly committed Medicare fraud: DOJ
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 04, 2021
The United States has filed a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against 11 skilled nursing facilities in the New York metropolitan area, their management company, owner and a senior employee for allegedly...
Judge denies motion to toss felony convictions for former American Senior Communities CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2021
A federal judge has denied a motion by former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart to throw out his felony fraud convictions, ruling that his law firm’s conflict of interest did not adversely...
LTC pharmacy agrees to $2.75M settlement over controlled substance dispensing, coverup allegations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2021
A national long-term care pharmacy provider agreed to a $2.75 million settlement with the federal government over allegations of improperly dispensing controlled substances at long-term care facilities...
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.
Federal prosecutors intend to retry Philip Esformes on healthcare fraud conspiracy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2021
Justice Department prosecutors informed a federal court judge on Monday of their intentions to retry convicted former Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes on the main...