June 04, 2026
A North Carolina doctor convicted of making false statements as part of an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme has asked a federal judge in the state to not send her to federal prison and instead give her probation after a jury found her guilty.
June 02, 2026
A doctor convicted of making false statements in connection with an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme is urging a North Carolina federal court to exclude conduct she says she was acquitted of from her sentencing calculation, while the government argues she's mischaracterizing the outcome of the case.
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.