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May 4, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Two Sentenced to Prison for $522M Genetic Testing Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme Targeting Medicare and Medicaid
Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers by submitting over $522 million in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests obtained through illegal kickbacks and bribes. Reyad Salahaldeen, 57, received 151 months, and Mohamad Mustafa, 28, received three years in prison.
May 1, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Mobile PET Scan Provider to Pay $8.33 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations Based on Unlawful Kickbacks to Medical Practices
Modern Nuclear Inc. (MNI), a mobile PET scan provider based in La Habra, California, agreed to pay $8.33 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it paid referring cardiologists excessive fees to supervise PET scans in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
April 28, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
United States Seizes More Than $2 Million from Pasadena-Based Advanced Wound Care Clinic Accused of Medicare Fraud
A federal court authorized the seizure of more than $2 million from a Pasadena-based advanced wound care clinic accused of defrauding Medicare for reimbursements for skin graft substitutes and skin grafts that were never performed on patients.
April 28, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP was sentenced in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic, after pleading guilty to conspiracies involving fraud and illegal kickbacks to physicians.
April 24, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Pharmacist Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in $2M Health Care Fraud Scheme
Michael Shawn Boaz, 47, of Clinton, Kentucky, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1.8 million in restitution for his role in a $2 million health care fraud scheme involving conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 13 counts of fraudulent prescriptions.
April 20, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Former Pharmacy President Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme Involving Compounded Medications
Adam Brosius, 61, of Delray Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, $33 million in restitution, and $27 million in forfeiture for his role in a $33 million health care fraud and kickback scheme involving compounded medications billed to federal health care programs.
April 9, 2026 • California Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General Bonta Dismantles Los Angeles Hospice Fraud Ring Responsible for $267 Million in Fraud, 21 Charged
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced charges against 21 suspects and the dismantling of a major hospice fraud scheme that defrauded California of $267 million. Operation Skip Trace resulted in five arrests, searches of ten locations in Southern California, and the seizure of two handguns and over $757,000 in cash.
April 2, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
8 Arrested in Health Care Fraud Takedown, Including Owners of Hospices that Billed Taxpayers Millions of Dollars to Serve the ‘Dying’
Eight defendants, including hospice owners, nurses, a chiropractor, and a purported psychologist, were arrested in a federal health care fraud takedown in Los Angeles involving more than $50 million in intended losses, including sham hospice facilities that billed Medicare for patients who did not qualify for hospice care.
March 27, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $46M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Christopher Harwood, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty to organizing and leading a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy spanning more than six years, in which his telemedicine company TelevisitMD induced Medicare patients to accept unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests, with doctors paid to approve the fraudulent orders.
March 19, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Mississippi Man Ordered to Pay $31 Million for Role in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A federal judge entered a $31 million civil judgment against Robert L. Crites, 67, of Batesville, Mississippi, for orchestrating a commission-based referral scheme targeting federal healthcare programs in violation of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute through his companies Health Services Plus and TriCom, LLC.
February 26, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Telemedicine Company Owner Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for $56M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Reinaldo Wilson, owner of two telemedicine companies, was sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $27.9 million in restitution for fraudulently billing Medicare for unnecessary durable medical equipment, submitting false and fraudulent claims that exploited Medicare and defrauded the program of millions.
January 21, 2026 • U.S. Department of Justice
Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Priority Hospital Group and Three Long Term Care Hospitals
The United States filed a False Claims Act complaint against Priority Hospital Group LLC, a Louisiana-based hospital management company, three PHG-managed long term care hospitals, and a doctor, alleging medically unnecessary care and patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law.
December 17, 2025 • U.S. Department of Justice
Digital Health Company and Medical Practice Indicted in $100M Adderall Distribution Scheme
A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted a California digital health company for its role in a years-long scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet, conspire to commit health care fraud through false and fraudulent insurance claims for Adderall and other stimulants, and conspire to obstruct justice. A Florida medical practice was also charged in connection with the scheme.
December 12, 2025 • U.S. Department of Justice
Wound Graft Company Owners Sentenced for $1.2B Health Care Fraud and Agree to Pay $309M to Resolve Civil Liability Under the False Claims Act
In the first prosecution of its kind, owners of several Arizona wound graft companies were sentenced to significant prison terms for causing over $1.2 billion in false claims to Medicare and other health insurers for medically unnecessary wound grafts ordered through illegal kickbacks and applied to elderly and terminally ill patients.
November 20, 2025 • U.S. Department of Justice
Texas Businessman Admits $1.9 Million COVID Test Kit Fraud
A Texas businessman admitted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to fraudulently obtaining $1.9 million from Medicare for COVID-19 test kits. Rashid Naqvi, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, admitting his companies submitted thousands of fraudulent Medicare claims for kits that were either not provided or not medically necessary.
November 18, 2025 • U.S. Department of Justice
Four California Residents Sentenced to Prison in Connection with $16M Hospice Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Four California residents were sentenced to prison for their roles in defrauding Medicare of nearly $16 million through sham hospice companies and laundering the fraudulent proceeds, with sentences ranging from 15 to 57 months and restitution orders totaling millions of dollars.
March 6, 2025 • U.S. Department of Justice
Health Care Providers and Laboratory Marketers Agree to Pay Over $1.9 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Several health care providers and laboratory marketers, including three physicians and their practices, agreed to pay a total of $1,913,808 to resolve False Claims Act violations arising from their involvement in laboratory kickback schemes, in which physicians received illegal payments in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests.
January 7, 2025 • U.S. Department of Justice
Marketers and Healthcare Providers in Texas, Virginia and South Carolina Agree to Pay Over $1.1M to Settle Laboratory Kickback Allegations
Two laboratory marketers and several physicians in Texas, Virginia, and South Carolina agreed to pay a total of $1,137,914 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they participated in laboratory kickback schemes, receiving illegal payments in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
December 16, 2024 • U.S. Department of Justice
Doctor Pleads Guilty in $5.5M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A Texas physician, Mark Mazzare M.D., 57, of Tyler, pleaded guilty in connection with his role in a $5.5 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test fraud scheme, in which Medicare was billed millions of dollars for OTC COVID-19 test kits that had not been requested by beneficiaries.
September 25, 2024 • U.S. Department of Justice
Texas Businessman Accused of $1.9 Million COVID Test Kit Fraud
A Texas businessman was indicted in St. Louis and accused of fraudulently seeking more than $4.5 million from Medicare for COVID test kits and obtaining more than $1.9 million. Rashid Naqvi, 51, of the Houston area, was indicted on four counts of wire fraud conspiracy, obstruction of a federal audit, and conspiracy.