…to attempted medical assistance provider fraud. They were sentenced to 45 days in prison, with their prison sentences suspended in lieu of 18 months of supervised probation. Lawson was ordered…
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For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Brittany White of Charlotte pleaded guilty to medical assistance provider fraud…
Release date: 6/1/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Dr. Michael Alston Smith pled guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft in United States…
Release date: 3/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Barbara McDuffie pled guilty to felony Medicaid fraud in Cumberland County Superior Court. The conviction resolves allegations that McDuffie…
…this scheme, more than $9.4 million in fraudulent claims were submitted to Medicaid, resulting in approximately $6.1 million in fraudulent payments from Medicaid. Jerry Taylor also committed tax evasion for…
Release date: 3/29/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Andrea Monique Purnell of Wade pleaded guilty to one count of Medicaid provider fraud in the Eastern District of…
…prison and three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution for conspiring to defraud the North Carolina Medicaid program. “When people defraud the Medicaid program, they…
…office will hold accountable any business and individual that commits fraud and wastes health care resources.” “When health care professionals engage in deceptive schemes for the sake of their bottom…
…practice over allegations of Medicaid fraud. Dr. Oudeh, Mrs. Sloan-Oudeh, and the medical practice agreed to relinquish assets valued at approximately $3,300,000 and further agreed to a conditional consent judgment…
…the conscientious people who report Medicaid fraud concerns to our office.” The Attorney General’s MID investigates and prosecutes health care providers that defraud the Medicaid program. MID also investigates and…