Russian diplomats accused of $1.5M Medicaid fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of current or former Russian diplomats and their spouses enjoyed luxury vacations and spent tens of thousands of dollars on concert tickets, fine clothing and helicopter rides as they lied about their incomes to get the U.S. government to pay Read More …

What to do if you became a subject of Medicaid Fraud Investigation in New York

Many of my clients recently received Medicaid Fraud Investigation letter from Human Resources Administration, Bureau of Fraud Investigation.  If you do not qualify for the Medicaid Benefit and you may have made false statements about the your income, your marital status, your living arrangements, or Read More …

Irina Shelikhova, Medicare Fraud “Mastermind,” Sentenced To 15 Years

The 50-year-old leader of a massive $77 million Medicare fraud ring in Southern Brooklyn was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $36,241,545 to the government on Tuesday, announced United States Attorney Loretta Lynch. Irina Shelikhova was busted at John F. Kennedy airport in Read More …

What to Do if You Become a Subject of a Medicaid Fraud Investigation in NY

Many of my clients recently received Medicaid Fraud Investigation letter from Human Resources Administration, Bureau of Fraud Investigation. If you do not qualify for the Medicaid Benefit and you may have made false statements about the your income, your marital status, your living arrangements, or Read More …

Office of Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) recently issued an updated Special Advisory Buletein on The Effect of the Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs (“Special Advisory Bulletin”)

The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“OMIG”) recently issued its updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs (“Special Advisory Bulletin”), which describes the scope and effect of the Read More …

Six residents at luxury Brighton Beach condo complex busted for Medicaid fraud

The Oceana complex in Brighton Beach boasts seaside condos, marble lobbies, indoor and outdoor swimming pools – and six residents busted for Medicaid fraud. One of the ocean-view penthouses at the gated, 14-building complex, where condos sell for upward of $1.6 million and the garage Read More …

New York State Gets $2.5 Million in Medicaid Fraud Case

In life, Helen Sieger was the embattled owner of a Bronx nursing home. Her employees at the Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center went on strike in 2008 after she stopped paying their health insurance premiums, drawing attention from state lawmakers, labor leaders and even Barack Obama, Read More …

Medicaid Fraud – another doctor arrested for FRAUD

Billing Fraud Case Worth $19 Million In 2013, a New York City cardiologist with offices on Fifth Avenue and in New Jersey admitted he intentionally misdiagnosed up to 80 percent of his patients with heart problems so he could collect millions in extra Medicare money. Read More …

Federal and Brooklyn prosecutors team up to tackle healthcare fraud

The Brooklyn district attorney’s office announced on Monday the creation of a Healthcare Fraud Division to crack down on doctors and pharmacists who commit Medicaid and Medicare fraud. The new division will handle cases stemming from a new collaboration between the district attorney’s office, the Read More …