Doctor Indicted In Home Health Medicaid Fraud Suit Hit With 3-Year Prison Sentence
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 7, 2016, Banio Koroma was convicted in a northern Illinois court of falsely certifying elderly patients for in-home care will spend the next three years in prison and be forced to reimburse the government for the […]
Investigation of Student Substance Abuse Counseling Center Leads to 40-Count Indictment in Alleged $50 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law An investigation of a Long Beach, California-based counseling center, formerly known as Atlantic Recovery Services (ARS), revealed troubling allegations which reportedly cost the government nearly $50 million in bogus claims. The allegations resulted in an indictment charging eight […]
President of Miami-Based Medical Transportation Company Convicted For His Role in $70M Health Care Fraud Scheme
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On Friday, a Florida federal jury convicted the president of a Miami-based transportation company of helping coordinate the payment of illegal kickbacks in a $70 million health care fraud scheme. The scheme involved three Miami mental health facilities. […]