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Four charged in $32 million health care fraud scheme HOUSTON - A medical director, operator and two unlicensed practitioners at a Texas medical clinic are now in custody on charges related to their alleged participation in a $32 million health care fraud scheme. Farrah Forough Farizani, D.O., 57,,,

Houston scientist settles grant fraud allegations HOUSTON – A local scientist and his southwest Houston invention and technology company have agreed to pay nearly $150,000 to resolve allegations they defrauded the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Navy, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K,,,

Texas hospice CEO sentenced for $150M health care fraud and money laundering scheme McALLEN, Texas – A 50-year-old executive is headed to prison for falsely telling patients they had mere months to live and increasing revenue by enrolling them in hospice programs for which they were not qualified,,,

Mexican national indicted for using deceased American’s identity CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 76-year-old Mexican national has been charged with making false statements in an application for a U.S. passport and theft of Social Security benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Alberto,,,

Hospice, home health agency and owners pay over $1.8M to resolve claims concerning physician payments McALLEN, Texas – The founders of an Edinburg hospice and related home health agency have paid to resolve allegations they submitted claims to Medicare that resulted from unlawful referrals,,,

Sleep lab pays over $150,000 to resolve false billing claims HOUSTON – Apnix Sleep Diagnostics LP has paid the United States $154,824 to resolve claims that it improperly billed the Medicare program for sleep studies, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A proactive review of claims data,,,

Owner of Texas chain of hospice companies sentenced for $150 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A corporate executive has been ordered to prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases, such as,,,

Two area home health agency owners charged in health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme HOUSTON - Two home health agency owners are set to appear in federal court on charges they fraudulently billed more than $10 million to Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Authorities arrested,,,

Former correctional officer heads to prison for bribery McALLEN, Texas - A 33-year-old man from Progreso has been ordered to prison for smuggling contraband items into the East Hidalgo Detention Center, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Jhaziel Loredo pleaded guilty March 4. Today, District,,,

Health care company owner to pay $1 million to settle False Claims Act case HOUSTON - The former owner of Providence Home Health and Providence Hospice has agreed to pay $1.05 million to settle claims she knowingly and willfully paid improper kickbacks for referrals of Medicare patients to her,,,