March 03, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge has refused to order a new trial for a doctor convicted of participating in an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme, finding that because the motion did not contain new evidence, the deadline to request another trial has passed.
January 20, 2026
A North Carolina doctor who was convicted of participating in an $11 million Medicare fraud has asked a federal court for a new trial, pointing to a recent Sixth Circuit decision that overturned the conviction of another doctor involved in the same scheme.
February 13, 2024
A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday rejected a doctor's attempt to force prosecutors to turn over recorded phone calls with a telemedicine provider, finding that the requested materials weren't relevant and that she was trying to "manufacture" a way to have her fraud conviction overturned.
January 24, 2024
A North Carolina federal judge refused to acquit a doctor convicted of signing off on orders for medically unnecessary equipment that resulted in nearly $11 million in Medicare reimbursements, ruling a reasonable jury could find the doctor signed the orders without reviewing them.
September 26, 2023
A North Carolina federal jury on Tuesday found a Charlotte doctor guilty of making false statements while signing off on unnecessary orthopedic braces but acquitted her on charges of health care fraud.
September 25, 2023
A Charlotte doctor accused in an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme tried unsuccessfully on Monday to have a mistrial declared after a heated morning of closing statements, with her defense team accusing the government of deliberately hiding evidence to spring on her mid-trial.
September 21, 2023
Defense counsel traded barbs with a lead investigator in the government's Medicare fraud case against a Charlotte, North Carolina, telemedicine doctor Thursday, hinting to the jury that investigators ignored evidence and pursued a case against the physician without thoroughly digging into other potential "players."
September 19, 2023
Prosecutors are using a Charlotte, North Carolina, doctor accused of submitting $10.9 million worth of bogus claims for Medicare reimbursements as a scapegoat, her defense attorneys told a federal jury Tuesday, saying she never had any intention of defrauding the government.
June 23, 2022
A doctor working for a telemedicine company has been charged with health care fraud and lying to the government after federal prosecutors in North Carolina said she signed off on $11 million worth of bogus claims for reimbursement relating to orthopedic braces.