Tag: health_care_fraud
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California Doctor Convicted in $45 Million Medicare Botox Fraud Scheme
A California doctor was convicted of a $45 million Medicare Botox fraud, billing for unprovided or unnecessary injections and obstructing the investigation. She faces significant prison time and forfeiture of luxury assets.
HealthLaw EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentLegalEconomy Violetta MailyanMedicare FraudBotoxCaliforniaObstruction of JusticeHealth Care FraudFBI
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Minnesota Residents Arrested in $21 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Two Minnesota residents, Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, have been arrested for a $21 million Medicaid fraud scheme. They face charges including health care fraud and money laundering, stemming from a four-year operation involving false claims.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentLegalEconomySocial Issues Shamso Ahmed HassanHanaan Mursal YusufMedicaid fraudMinnesotaHomeland Security InvestigationsFederal Bureau of InvestigationHealth Care FraudU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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New York Business Owner Sentenced for Laundering Health Care Fraud Proceeds
Elnar Zarbailov, a New York business owner, received a 37-month prison sentence for laundering nearly $1.5 million in health care fraud proceeds for a transnational criminal organization, part of a multi-billion-dollar scheme.
Law EnforcementBusinessHealthWorldLegalEconomyFederal GovernmentFinancial Markets Elnar ZarbailovMoney LaunderingHealth Care FraudTransnational Criminal OrganizationStaten IslandFBIDepartment of Justice
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Michigan Home Health Owner Convicted in $1.6M Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
A Michigan home health agency owner has been convicted of a $1.6 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme. Ruby Scott bribed a hospital nurse for patient data and submitted false claims, leading to significant losses for Medicare.
Law EnforcementBusinessHealthPolitics and GovernmentLegalFederal GovernmentEconomySocial Issues Ruby ScottMedicare fraudKickback schemeDelta Home Health CareFarmington HillsFBI DetroitHealth Care FraudFBI
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Five Charged in Northern California as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Five individuals face criminal charges in Northern California for alleged Medicare fraud and illegal drug diversion as part of the Justice Department's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLegalBusinessCanada health care fraudMedicareillegal drug diversionCraig H. MissakianVincent ThayerSevendik HuseynovYasmin PiraniFBI