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Minnesota Woman Convicted in $3.6M Scheme to Defraud Medicaid Housing Services Program

A federal jury in St. Paul convicted a Minnesota woman yesterday for executing a scheme to steal $3.6 million from the now-defunct Minnesota Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) Program.
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Connection With Murder-for-Hire Plot

Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man received a federal-prison term, today, for plotting the murder of woman, in a case of mistaken identity where the intended target was a federal witness. The May ...
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Florida Laboratory Vice President and Marketer Convicted of Medicare Fraud for COVID-19 Testing Scheme

Yesterday, a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Florida man who was the Vice President of a testing laboratory and owned and operated a separate marketing company for his ...
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Heal 360 Clinics and Owner Agree to Pay $20M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Billing False Claims to the COVID-19 Uninsured Program for Services Not Rendered

Heal 360 Urgent Care PLLC, Heal 360 Primary Care PLLC (together “Heal 360”) and their owner, Dr. Mohammed Amer Mohiuddin (Mohiuddin), have agreed to pay the United States $20 million to resolve False ...
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Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces More Than $9.2 Million in Settlements Connected to PPP Fraud Enforcement Initiative

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of ...
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Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That HumanaChoice (Contract H5216) Submitted to CMS

Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, CMS makes monthly payments to MA organizations based in part on the health status of enrollees being covered. To determine the health status of enrollees, ...
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Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin, Inc. (Contract H5253) Submitted to CMS

Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, CMS makes monthly payments to MA organizations based in part on the health status of the enrollees being covered. To determine the health status of enrollees ...
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North Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2025 Onsite Inspection

OIG administers the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU or Unit) grant awards, annually recertifies each Unit, and oversees Units’ compliance with the requirements of the grant and adherence to ...
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Twelve Individuals Charged in $10M Home Daycare Fraud Schemes

Twelve individuals are facing federal fraud charges after an investigation revealed that more than $10 million intended to help low-income families pay for childcare was instead funneled to bogus ...
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Repeat Felon Arrested and Charged in $4.75M Medicare Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging Emory Matthews, 62, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, with conspiring to bill Medicare for psychotherapy services ...
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The IHS Navajo Area Office’s Internal Controls for Awarding, Monitoring, and Reporting Sanitation Facilities Construction Projects Could Be Improved

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized the appropriation of $700 million each year from FYs 2022 to 2026 for a total of $3.5 billion for the Indian Health Service (IHS) ...
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Former Louisiana Department of Education Employee and Co-Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud

Romney Manuel, age 52, of Prairieville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and Demietriek Scott, age 50, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison ...