Last week, 700 FBI and Health and Human Services agents rounded up 111 suspects in nine cities – including five people suspected of Los Angeles Medicare fraud – in the “largest-ever Federal health care fraud takedown” in the United States, according to government officials. The Los Angeles Times reports that…
In fairness, anyone who gets pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence in Southern California might act a little strange. Indeed, this blog has covered accounts of DUI drivers hiding goats in their car and operating boats, mopeds, and even lawn mowers while under the influence of alcohol…
When you picture Southern California medical, dental, or chiropractic fraud arrests, you might envision a surly doctor conspiring with a criminal cohort to develop sophisticated white collar crime techniques. You might not imagine that eight nurses (between the ages of 32 and 55) would be capable of pulling off a…
Last Monday, a federal government report announced that over $2.5 billion in Southern California Medicare fraud (and fraud elsewhere) was recovered in 2010. The 84 page report from the Justice and Health & Human Services found that the government’s anti-fraud programs appear to be working well – returning $5 for…
Many colorful stories of Los Angeles medical, dental, and chiropractic fraud have hit the news over the past year or so. The public may simply be too exhausted to pay attention to them anymore. This claim sounds absurd at first. After all, you’d think that stories about high crime involving…
Whether you are a pedestrian or motorist, you regularly fear encountering someone driving under the influence in Pasadena. Those fears may get ratcheted up when you read the tale of 17-year old Robert Leigh, an Isla Vista resident who crashed into an unbelievable 8 (that’s “eight” as in 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8!) parked…
The annals of Southern California medical, dental and chiropractic fraud are replete with pretty crazy stories. But a breaking story out of Columbus, Ohio may have even the most tawdry recent Los Angeles white collar crime stories beat. An Ohio area doctor, Charles Njoku, has been sentenced for manipulating his…
Although Southern California healthcare fraud is an enormous and perennial problem – witness the massive Armenian Mafia Medicare scam story that broke in October 2010 – the city of Miami, Florida remains the “national epicenter for Medicare fraud,” according to a story in the AP from five days ago. The…
The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg News and other major media services are reporting on an enormous Los Angeles medical fraud (and elsewhere) settlement involving three pharmaceutical firms: Abbott Laboratories, B. Braun Medical of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Roxane Laboratories of Columbus, Ohio. All told, the $420+ million settlement stemmed…
A 70-year old cardiologist, Dr. Walter Janke, and his wife, Lalita Janke, have agreed to pay $22.6 million to resolve Medicare fraud allegations – a stunning move that has analysts who follow events in the world of Los Angeles Medicare fraud talking. The Jankes had owned two large organizations –…