In a time when a trip to the nail salon requires a temperature check before entry, it comes as no surprise that medical providers across the globe have implemented extra protocols to keep physicians and their patients safe....
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Miami Chiropractor Charged With COVID Relief Fraud, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering
July 31, 2020
Miami-Dade chiropractor Dennis Nobbe has been arrested and charged in federal court for orchestrating multiple schemes to commit COVID Relief fraud, health care fraud, and money laundering. The investigation revealed Nobbe...
10 Charged in $1 Billion Medical Insurance Fraud
July 1, 2020
Ten people have been indicted in a complex scheme to allegedly defraud private insurance companies of more than $1 billion for medical testing. The Justice Department unsealed the indictments Monday in Jacksonville, Florida....
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has created a new page on its website called the “NICB COVID-19 Resource Center.” The page provides the latest information on emerging fraud schemes due to an influx of insurance...
Boca Raton Doctor Charged with Insurance Fraud
March 11, 2020
A Boca Raton osteopathic physician Dr. Max Citrin has been charged with insurance fraud for allegedly copying and pasting false symptoms for his patients. Citrin was charged with three felonies for submitting fraudulent...
Dr. Moses D. Degraft-Johnson of the Heart and Vascular Institute of Northern Florida in Tallahassee is accused of taking $26 million from health insurance agencies for phony medical procedures. According to federal...
Dr. Rodolfo Gonzalez Garcia was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to dispense oxycodone, a charge to which he had previously pled guilty. Dr. Gonzalez Garcia and his co-defendants, including his wife Arlene...
Dozens Arrested in Medicare Fraud Crackdown in Miami
December 12, 2019
Miami police officers arrested at least 30 people on allegations of Medicare fraud. The scam involved people from four pharmacies who are facing three charges, including organized scheme to defraud. One of the pharmacies was...
Unlicensed Florida Doctor Arrested For Unlicensed Medical Treatments and Fraudulent Billing
November 8, 2019
Ozioma Maduka of Osceola Injury Center, LLC was arrested for allegedly practicing healthcare without an active, valid Florida medical doctor’s license as well as fraudulently billing unlicensed medical treatments. Maduka...
Peter Port, 64, of Boca Raton; Brian Dublynn, 62, of Fort Lauderdale; and Jennifer Sanford, 57, Hollywood were arrested for allegedly billing health-insurance companies for services that were not performed or medically...