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Miami Home Health Care Worker Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Scam

December 20, 2018

Margarita Palomino of Homestead, Florida pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Palomino who worked for three home health agencies where she allegedly accepted kickbacks for the referral of...

Judge Unfreezes Personal Assets for Defendant in Health Insurance Scheme

December 16, 2018

Federal Judge Darrin B. Gayles ruled that Steven J. Dorfman, CEO of Simple Health Plans LLC and accused architect of a massive health insurance scheme, can have $75,000 for legal fees and $5,000 a month from his frozen...

Brothers Sentenced In Smart Labs Healthcare Fraud Scheme

December 5, 2018

H. Hamilton Wayne (CEO) and Justin Wayne (COO) of Smart Labs of Palm Beach have been sentenced to prison for healthcare fraud charges they pleaded guilty to back in August. They were also ordered to pay more than $9.6 million...

Crooked Opioid Treatment Center Owner Arrested for Insurance Fraud

November 16, 2018

James Durkin, owner of a Boynton Beach opioid treatment facility The Hope Center of Recovery, has been arrested for insurance fraud. Durkin was charged for allegedly submitting fraudulent insurance billing for over $104,000....

Telemedicine Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud

October 22, 2018

Scott Gregory Roix, owner of the telemedicine company HealthRight, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. Roix and his four alleged conspirators, Florida and Texas pharmacists and pharmacy owners...

Tampa Bay Businessmen Indicted in Billion Dollar Insurance Fraud Scheme

October 19, 2018

Four Pinellas County businessmen, Andrew Assad, Peter Bolos, Michael Palso and Larry Everett Smith have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, mail fraud and introducing misbranded drugs into...

Doctor Sent To Prison For Obstructing Medicare Audit

September 20, 2018

Dr. John Janick of Port Charlotte was sentenced to five months in prison and three years of parole for lying to during a Medicare audit. Dr. Janick lied to a Medicare program integrity contractor about office space that was...

Florida Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Settlements Face Little Discipline

August 9, 2017

According to Health News Florida, there are 29 Florida doctors operating with clear medical licenses although they have at least six malpractice complaints against them that have resulted in insurance payments since 2000....

Two Pharmacies in Florida to Pay $750k for False Billing

January 4, 2017

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida announced that Lemon Bay Drugs North, Inc. in North Port, FL and Brooksville Drugs, Inc. operating in Brooksville, FL have agreed to pay a total of $750,000 to the...

United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Orthopedic Surgery Practice For $4,488,000

December 21, 2016

According to The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, Southeast Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) has agreed to pay the government $4.488 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The...

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