August 02, 2024
The Third Circuit backed the eight-year prison sentence handed to a former New Jersey firefighter convicted for his role in a $50 million healthcare fraud scheme, rejecting his argument he was wrongly punished for taking his case to trial.
October 16, 2023
New Jersey federal prosecutors slammed a former firefighter's appeal of his eight-year prison sentence for his role in a $50 million fraud scheme wherein he defrauded a benefits program by filing for unnecessary prescription medications, arguing Monday that the appellant did not deserve the same leniency he claims his co-conspirators unfairly got.
April 18, 2023
A former New Jersey firefighter has been sentenced to 37 months in prison after admitting to participating in a scheme to defraud state health benefits programs out of $50 million by filing false claims for unnecessary prescription medications.
July 28, 2022
Two firefighters each face up to 10 years in prison after admitting to defrauding New Jersey health benefit programs and other insurers by filing false claims for unnecessary prescription medications and pocketing nearly $500,000 as part of a larger $50 million conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.