January 29, 2025
The co-owner of a California medical laboratory was sentenced to nine years in prison after being accused of conspiring to defraud Medicare and private insurers out of $369 million by submitting claims for medically unnecessary tests during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency.
January 31, 2024
The operator of a California clinical testing laboratory was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for about $234 million after he'd been banned from participating in the program due to prior convictions.
October 06, 2023
A Los Angeles County woman pled guilty in a California federal court Thursday for her role in a $359 million scheme to defraud Medicare and other health programs by conducting unnecessary tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 20, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it has charged 18 people, including medical professionals, in nine federal districts for their alleged participation in COVID-19 health care fraud schemes that garnered more than $490 million, including a California doctor who blew $100 million on risky options trading.