The owners and operators of a Lakeland, Florida, physical therapy business have been sentenced in federal court. The pair pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud for their roles in submitting more than $750,000 in fraudulent Medicare...
A New York hospital reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to pay roughly $13.4 million to avoid a trial. The hospital was facing charges that it made more than 2,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims in connection with its detoxification and drug treatment programs....
The Federal Trade Commission received as many complaints of identity theft in the first six months of 2011 as they did in all of 2010. Many of the stolen identities were used to commit tax fraud by filing income tax returns and collecting the refund from the IRS. More...
The September 18 blog detailed the case against a Miami executive who was accused of making $205 million in false Medicare claims as co-owner of American Therapeutic Corp. He was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for Medicare fraud. Prosecutors are...
The second quarter numbers are in and Palm Beach County passed Broward and Miami-Dade counties to move into sixth place nationally in reported mortgage fraud. Florida as a whole moved into second position, behind only California in mortgage fraud reports per capita....
Federal prosecutors have charged 20 South Florida residents in one of the largest indictments in recent memory. The group, made up of mostly professionals in the real estate and banking industries, faces charges for their alleged participation in a massive mortgage...
