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Reynolds creates Iowa Medicaid fraud task force
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (337+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order creating the Iowa Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force to root out fraud, waste and abuse in the state's Medicaid program. Reynolds appointed Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to chair…...
Healthcare fraud keeps fleecing taxpayers " with the latest costing a full $1 billion
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (384+ words) Just when you think you've seen the most shocking case of health-care fraud at taxpayer expense, another comes along to jolt you yet again. This time, it's a massive Medicare scam run by an overseas mob " possibly linked to the…...
Elderly brothers charged with insurance fraud
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (149+ words) BALDWIN PLACE " Two brothers in their eighties face felony charges after allegedly filing a false stolen-vehicle report to collect an insurance payout. State Police Wednesday reported the arrests of Salvatore Amato, 81, of Somers and his 83-year-old brother Frank of Long…...
Trump Administration Defunds Minnesota Wrongful Conviction Unit in Budget Clash
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (265+ words) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suspending the state's Conviction Review Unit after the Trump administration cut federal grant funding. Established in 2020 in partnership with the Great North Innocence Project, the Minnesota CRU relied heavily on federal backing to maintain…...
Owner of Great Falls substance abuse treatment facilities charged with Medicaid fraud
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (1723+ words) The owner of Gyst House, Gyst House 2 and Enlightening Minds has been charged with two felony counts of Medicaid fraud, two felony counts of false claims to a public agency and a felony count of tampering with or fabricating physical…...
Sarasota nurse's alleged 'lavish lifestyle' detailed by feds - AOL
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (355+ words) The federal indictment against a Sarasota nurse practitioner goes beyond allegations of a $118 million Medicare fraud scheme, detailing what prosecutors describe as "lavish lifestyles" funded by the proceeds. Leigh Tesar, 44, of Sarasota, along with Walter Presha Jr. , 51, of Ellenton, and…...
Cruel LI man accused of leaving babies malnourished as part of "heartless" $2. 6 M Medicaid fraud scheme - AOL
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (396+ words) A cruel Long Island con man bought a lavish mansion and Bentley thanks to a twisted Medicaid bait-and-switch scam that robbed undernourished infants of proper baby formula, officials said Monday. Nduka Lewis Ekpenyong, 36, skimmed $2. 6 million from the taxpayer-funded program by…...
State collects $14. 5 M of $73 M in Medicaid fraud restitution - Healthcare
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (611+ words) (The Center Square) " Louisiana has secured more than $73 million in restitution orders tied to Medicaid fraud and related cases under Attorney General Liz Murrill, but only about $14. 5 million has actually been collected. Matt Stafford, who has led the Medicaid Fraud…...
Ex-St. Louis Inspector Pleads Guilty To Fraud
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (475+ words) News Ghana A former St. Louis building inspector pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of wire fraud after steering $1. 64 million meant for city property repairs to himself and relatives. Adebanjo "Banjo" Popoola, 57, entered his plea in U. S. District Court in St....
Second pharmacist sentenced, ordered to repay $786, 972 in Medicaid fraud
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (245+ words) tippahnews. com Ricky Wayne Quinn was sentenced this week to 2 1/2 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to jointly repay $786, 972. 10 to Mississippi's Division of Medicaid, the Mississippi Attorney General Lyn Fitch's office said in a…...