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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its laboratory-fraud enforcement efforts have prevented or recovered more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare payments, including $732 …
CMS Says Lab Fraud Crackdown Blocked $1.6 Billion in Payments Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The former owner of a Montgomery County home care agency was sentenced Wednesday to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered to repay $1.76 …
Home Care Owner Gets Prison in $1.76 Million Medicaid Fraud Read More HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office this past week filed a consumer protection complaint against a Lackawanna County paving company and its owner, alleging customers faced high-pressure …
Pennsylvania Sues Paving Firm Over Alleged Consumer Abuses Read More
I have spent over twenty years working in law enforcement. In that time, I have talked to many victims of different crimes, including people who lost hundreds or even thousands …
The Money Isn’t the Beginning of a Scam. It’s the End. Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Lancaster County businessman pleaded guilty Monday to securities fraud in a yearslong investment scheme that raised about $770 million and left investors with approximately $402 million …
Lancaster County Man Pleads Guilty in $402 Million Fraud Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Philadelphia-area home improvement contractor has agreed to pay $200,000, permanently exit Pennsylvania’s home improvement industry, and dissolve multiple businesses under a settlement resolving allegations that consumers …
Attorney General Settlement Bars Philadelphia-Area Contractor Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Four Warren County home care workers are accused of neglecting a care-dependent resident who was later found dead at a shared care home, according to the Pennsylvania …
Care-Dependent Resident Found Dead; 4 Caregivers Face Charges Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against six people accused of operating an organized identity theft and fraud scheme that allegedly targeted dozens of victims across …
How Did ‘All Money Counts’ Allegedly Target Dozens of Victims? Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Blessings 4 Ever Home Care Agency LLC and affiliated management company V&V Management Solutions LLC have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve civil allegations that they …
Blessings Home Care Pays $1M to Resolve Medicaid Fraud Claims Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two southeastern Pennsylvania personal care attendants have been charged with allegedly submitting nearly $1.5 million in false Medicaid claims for work that was not performed, according to …
Impossible Hours? Care Attendants Charged in $1.5M Fraud Case Read More