X-ray exec who targeted nursing homes is sentenced in $3.7 million fraud case
By
Joe Bush
Oct 03, 2022
A man who charged Medicare and Medicaid for X-rays he had not taken of people who had died has been sentenced to 15 years in jail and ordered to pay almost $2 million in restitution.
CNA’s father gets 7-year sentence in nursing home identity theft case
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 11, 2014
A Florida man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a tax fraud that victimized nursing home residents and involved his daughter, a certified nursing assistant, federal and state authorities...
Former CNA gets 16-year prison sentence for stealing nursing home residents’ identities
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 21, 2014
Three former nursing home aides are facing prison time for stealing residents’ identities and conning the government, state and federal authorities announced Thursday.
Woman gets 27-year prison sentence for stealing nursing home residents’ identities
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 24, 2014
A Georgia woman is facing 27 years behind bars for using the identities of nursing home residents to obtain fraudulent income tax refunds, the U.S. District Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia...
Man used false identity to work at nursing home for 6 years, authorities charge
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 22, 2013
A man used a false identity to gain employment at a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility where he worked for six years, authorities in Tennessee have charged.
FTC delays enforcement of ‘red flags’ rule until next year
Jun 02, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission has moved the compliance deadline for its “red flags” rule to Jan 1, 2011. It was set to take effect on Tuesday.
Medical groups challenge ‘red flags’ rule in U.S. court
May 24, 2010
A number of medical groups filed a lawsuit in a Washington D.C. court Friday seeking exemption from the Federal Trade Commission’s rule regarding identity theft regulations.
State privacy laws could be slowing electronic medical record adoption
Jul 14, 2009
The call for widespread adoption of electronic medical records has prompted some states to pass stringent privacy laws to protect their residents against fraud or identity theft. But a new analysis finds...