SUMMER MATHESON and TERRENCE EWING, co-owners of Laynie Foundation Inc., and foundation employee RICHARD GRUNDY, have been indicted for fraudulently billed Illinois Medicaid for mental health services not provided. Matheson, Ewing and Grundy also used the Matteson-based foundation to seek payment from Illinois Medicaid for non-reimbursable activities,...
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Category: Medicaid Fraud
Mental health addiction counselor in Vermont charged with Medicaid fraud
A Vermont mental health addiction counselor Donald Skekel of Putney, has been charged with committing Medicaid fraud after he was allegedly reimbursed for counseling services he never provided. An affidavit from an investigator for the Vermont Attorney General's Office, said Skekel billed Medicaid for more than 200 60-minute counseling sessions that never occurred between...
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Doctor Indicted For Submitting Medicare and Medicaid Claims for Services Performed By Other Physicians
Dr. Antonio Reyes-Vizcarrondo was indicted for one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of health care fraud following allegations that he submitted false claims to both Medicare and Medicaid.
According to the Department of Justice, Reyes-Vizcarrondo submitted a total of 8,159 claims between 2008...
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“Goodie Bag” Doctor Charged in $3.2 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme Involving Distribution of Oxycodone
Andrew M. Berkowitz, M.D., is facing an indictment of 19 counts of healthcare fraud and 23 counts of distributing oxycodone outside of medical treatment following allegations that he provided each of his patients with a “goodie bag” of prescription drugs after each visit, despite their individual ailments. It is also alleged that...
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Middlesex Rheumatology Physician Admits To Medicaid Fraud By Submitting False Claims Regarding Remicade Drug Use
Crispin Abarientos, M.D., of Middletown, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud in Hartford federal court. According to court statements, Abarientos was a physician that operated out of Middlesex Rheumatology and submitted false claims to Medicaid regarding the use of the drug Remicade on behalf of his patients.
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Acadia Healthcare Agrees to $17 Million Settlement Regarding Fraudulent Medicaid Claims
Following allegations of fraudulent Medicaid claims, Acadia Healthcare has agreed to pay a $17 million settlement, according to a recent press release by the Department of Justice.
CRC Health operates its subsidiary, Acadia Healthcare, located in Tennessee with treatment centers in West Virginia. The treatment centers are certified to...
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Oklahoma Heart Hospital Pays $2.8 Million Settlement for Fraudulent Medicaid Billing Practices
A whistleblower in Oklahoma, Jennifferr Baird, filed a complaint against the hospital she worked at as a registered nurse for fraudulent Medicaid billing practices. Following the filing, Oklahoma Heart Hospital agreed to settle the allegations with a $2.8 million fee.
Baird was in charge of a team of seven...
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Licensed Pharmacist indicted for fraudulent billing of antipsychotic medication clozapine and sedative alprazolam to people who had already died. Costs to Medicare, Medicaid Millions
Nabil Fakih, a licensed pharmacist, Michigan Board of Pharmacy member, and owner of a Dearborn Heights drug store, was charged with healthcare and wire fraud and indicted by a grand jury. The Indictment accused Fakih of wrongfully taking millions of United States dollars from Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS),...
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Behavioral health agency New Beginnings Behavioral Health service owner charged with Medicaid fraud
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced today the arrest of the owner and CEO of New Beginnings Behavioral Health Services LLC, Chirie Bazzelle.
Bazzelle, 46, of Benton, is accused of failing to report contracts with Milton “Rusty” Cranford, Robin Raveendran, and her former husband Michael Grimes who is a convicted felon....
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Owner of a Durable Medical Equipment Business Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud After Being Charged During Nationwide Crackdown on Healthcare Fraud
Waveney Blackman, the owner of durable medical equipment company WaveCare Health services, has been charged with one act of healthcare fraud for filing claims to Medicaid for products that were never purchased through her business. Blackman pleaded guilty to these charges after one month and has been sentenced to 42 months in...
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