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Allegiant Experts
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
NYC Pharmacy Owner Sentenced For $7.1 Million Fraud Scheme
Don’t attempt to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. As if it wasn’t already obvious, this would be the stern warning we’d provide to everyone in the medical profession throughout the United States. Truth be told, it is advice everyone should take, no matter the industry they work within. Of course, those with careers in the health care field are provided with numerous opportunities to bilk our nation’s insurance programs of money. It’s just sad to know how often these opportuniti
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Allegiant Experts
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
345 Charged In Largest Health Care Fraud & Opioid Takedown In U.S. History
Telemedicine, sober homes and opioids are all at the center of the largest health care fraud and opioid takedown in the United States. As reported by the United States Department of Justice, no less than 345 people have been charged with accounts of health care fraud that total over $6 billion in losses. The historic announcement of the charges was made by a unified group of departments, including the DoJ, FBI, DEA and HHS-OIG, on September 30th. According to the DoJ report,
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Allegiant Experts
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Puerto Rico Couple Arrested For Committing Health Care Fraud
Puerto Rico is a beautiful Caribbean island. However, it can be a bit tricky to define exactly what land the island represents. Puerto Rico is considered an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is neither a sovereign nation nor a U.S. state. Interesting, isn’t it? For many, it can be hard to tell which laws apply to the island which ones don’t. For example, although Puerto Ricans have been United States citizens since 1917, they do not have votes in the U.S. Cong
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Allegiant Experts
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Two Women Among The Latest To Be Guilty Of Health Care Fraud
Readers of the Allegiant Experts Blog are well aware that health care fraud comes in all forms. They include kickback schemes, money laundering, false billing and drug distribution among many other illegal activities. Our blog has also shown that health care fraud, in all its forms, takes place all over the country. As well, the crimes are perpetrated by people from all walks of life. Our blogs highlight many stories of health care fraudsters who have been brought to justice.
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Allegiant Experts
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
Palm Beach County Doctor Charged In $681 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Here, in the state of Florida, we have been dealing with quite a lot lately. The coronavirus pandemic has hit us all pretty hard. On behalf of the entire Allegiant Experts team, we’d like to send out our best wishes to everyone. Please stay safe and do your part to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, some Floridians seem to have other things on their minds when it comes to our health. Enter 46 year-old Michael J. Ligotti. The Palm Beach County doctor was just cha
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Allegiant Experts
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
Florida Man Among The Latest To Be Charged With COVID-Related Fraud
The coronavirus pandemic has been fun for absolutely no one. Especially, here in the State of Florida, cases seem to be surging on a daily basis. Needless to say, we’re nowhere out of the proverbial woods yet. On behalf of the entire Allegiant Experts team, we wish everyone a very safe and healthy journey out of these awful times. Here’s hoping we can celebrate an end to this awful crisis sooner than later. Until then, it’s imperative we all do our part to stay safe and healt
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Allegiant Experts
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
Tennessee Couple Plead Guilty To Health Care Fraud
Health care fraud takes place all over the United States…all the time. In most cases, it requires a team of individuals who conspire to work together in the name of defrauding our nation’s health insurance programs. In some of those cases, the co-conspirators are family members. And, in others, they are husband and wife. Enter Michael and Regan Dube. This Tennessee-based married couple is one of the latest to team up for the purposes of committing health care fraud. As the We
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Allegiant Experts
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19 Testing Continues To Be Used As A Way To Scam Medicare
As if the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t bad enough as it is, fraudsters in the medical industry are manipulating it to further their wealth. Over the past few months, the Allegiant Experts Blog has highlighted a number of stories based on fraudulent activities involving COVID-19 testing. This week’s blog entry adds to that list. As reported by the United States Department of Justice this week, the president of a California-based medical technology company was charged for his ro
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Allegiant Experts
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Another Arrest Made In Georgia For A COVID-19-Related Fraud Scheme
At the beginning of April, we blogged about a coronavirus-related fraud scheme perpetuated by 49 year-old Georgia man, Erik Santos. The story demonstrated to us just how low some people can go. After all, the pandemic is already hard enough on us all. Scam artists who have utilized the current crisis for their greedy desires have sunk to all new lows in the world of health care fraud. 32 year-old, Ashley Hoobler Parris has joined the ranks of those low sinkers. Also from Geor
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Allegiant Experts
- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
Los Angeles Urologist Gets 71-Month Prison Sentence For Medicare Fraud
A urologist is a doctor that specializes in urinary healthcare. Urologists diagnose and treat diseases of the urinary tract in both men and women, but also diagnose and treat anything involving the reproductive tract in men. They work in hospitals, private clinics and urology centers. If you have an issue with your urinary tract, seeking the help of a urologist is necessary. You just won’t be able to visit Mark Wilfred Tamarin. As reported by the Central District of Californi
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Allegiant Experts
- Feb 20, 2020
- 2 min
Chicago Woman Involved In $7 Million Medicare Scheme Found Guilty
Last weekend, the city of Chicago, Illinois hosted the NBA All-Star Weekend. The festivities included one of the most exciting slam dunk contests in the event’s history, as well as an exhilarating All-Star Game which paid tribute to basketball legend, Kobe Bryant. The entire city of Chicago was abuzz all weekend long. However, there is one Chicagoan who likely didn’t enjoy any of the action. Angelita Newton was found guilty of health care fraud. On February 14th, 42 year-old,
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Allegiant Experts
- Dec 19, 2019
- 3 min
Fraud-Committing Medical Duo Will Not Be Having A Merry Christmas
On behalf of the entire Allegiant Experts team, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very joyous holiday season! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa to all! As a reminder, tomorrow will be our last day of operations for the year 2019. We will reopen on January 6th for our first day of work in 2020. So allow us to offer you all a very Happy New Year as well! There are two individuals who will, in all likelihood, not be celebrating any of the above
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Allegiant Experts
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
North Carolina Doctor And Medical Practice Agree To Civil Fraud Settlement
As the Allegiant Experts Blog has highlighted over
the past several years, many medical professionals have been taken to court to
fend off allegations of health care fraud. As our blog has reported, the
majority of these individuals end up facing severe prison sentences. In some
cases, however, perpetrators of fraud admit to their wrongdoings and avoid
potential losses of freedom. Agreeing to a settlement is one way to escape hard
time. This is the route that Dr. Damian Brezi
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Allegiant Experts
- Oct 3, 2019
- 2 min
DoJ Announces Charges In One of the Largest Health Care Fraud Schemes Ever
Each week, the Allegiant Experts Blog takes a look
at a case of interest in the world of health care fraud and medical misconduct.
Many of the stories we write about showcase interesting or unique spins that
people in the medical profession use to attempt to defraud our nation’s health
insurance programs. This week, we have a particularly interesting story to
report on. Last week, the United States Department of Justice announced that charges had been laid against 35 differen
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Allegiant Experts
- Sep 26, 2019
- 2 min
Two Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Actions Result In 100 Charges
If the weekly posts that appear here, on the
Allegiant Experts Blog, have made anything clear, it’s that health care fraud
takes place in various forms all over this country – all the time! It’s a sad
fact that’s made a little less melancholy by the fact that fraudsters are
continuously being brought to justice in droves. Of course, not every
perpetrator gets caught. But, it’s certain that health care fraud is being
cracked down upon. Florida and Georgia health care fraud law
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Allegiant Experts
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
Georgia Medical Business Owner Gets 10 Years For Defrauding Medicare
A sad reality that we’ll have to come to grips with
is that there will always be instances of health care fraud. Too often, we
collectively say such things as “this has got to stop” when hearing of crimes
and other atrocities in our nation. Yes, the sentiment should always be that
horrible acts should never occur. Alas, there are far too many people who
disagree with us. As a result, fraudsters continue to find ways to scam good
people out of money. Detra Wiley Pate is one of
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Allegiant Experts
- Jul 5, 2019
- 2 min
West Hollywood Doctor Nearly Spends Fourth Of July Behind Bars
On behalf of the entire Allegiant Experts team, we
hope you all enjoyed a very festive and safe Fourth of July! While our nation
is, in no way, perfect, we’re certainly all very fortunate to call ourselves
Americans. May we continue to grow together as a nation, truly unite and find
even more reasons to celebrate our country’s birthday next year and every year thereafter. This year, Independence Day wasn’t particularly worth celebrating for a 71 year-old, James T. Lee. As rep
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Allegiant Experts
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
South Florida Pill Mill Owner Gets 78 Months In Prison For Medicare Fraud Scheme
Make no mistake about it – drugs are scary. Now, don’t
get us wrong. We’re well aware that prescription medications are made with the
intent of providing relief for a wide variety of ailments. When prescribed by a
doctor for a specific patient with a specific medical issue, meds are generally
healthful choices. However, when in the wrongs hands, attained by illegal means
and abused for recreational purposes, drugs can have disastrous effects on
people. You’ll notice that the
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Allegiant Experts
- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
Opioid-Making Company, Insys Settles Fraud Case For $225 Million
The word “opioid” has practically become foul
language, hasn’t it? The name, which once stood solely as a description of a
family of pain relievers, is now synonymous with addiction, drug overdoses and
health care fraud. As the Allegiant Experts Blog has covered extensively over
the past several months, doctors, pharmacists, clinic owners and a host of
other members of the medical community all make up the long list of fraudsters
who manipulate the sale and distribution of op
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