Frankfort, KY - The United States of America charged Denver D. Tackett, DMD, age 66, with health care fraud.

According to the plea agreement, Tackett, a licensed dentist who owned and operated Tackett Family Dentistry in McDowell, Ky., submitted false and unnecessary claims to Kentucky Medicaid for reimbursement for dental procedures and services performed at his practice. Tackett admitte... More...   $0 (08-26-2020 - KY)

Charlotte, NC - The United States of America charged Tony Garrett Taylor, age 40, with tealing more than $6.1 million from Medicaid and committing tax evasion.

According to filed court documents and today’s sentencing hearing, from June 2015 to December 2017, Tony Taylor and his brother, Jerry Lewis Taylor, operated a scheme to defraud Medicaid of more $9.4 million by submitting false and... More...   $0 (07-24-2020 - NC)

Knoxville, TN - The United States and State of Tennessee ex rel. Cox. sued Associated Pain Specialist, P.C. and Smoky Mountain Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC. claiming that they violated the False Claims Act for knowingly billed Medicare and Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) for medically unnecessary screening tests at higher costs than appropriate, when less costly or alternative tests were available.... More...   $400000 (07-16-2020 - TN)

Atlanta, GA - The United States of America sued Universal Health Services, Inc., UHS of Delaware, Inc., and Turning Point Care Center, LLC on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Defendants agreed to pay a combined total of $122 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing for medically unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services, failing to provide adeq... More...   $122000000 (07-13-2020 - GA)

Beaumont, TX - The United States of America charged Grigoriy T. Rodonaia with health care fraud.

According to the indictment, beginning in January 2015, Rodonaia is alleged to have participated in a health care fraud scheme by issuing prescriptions for specially compounded scar creams using the names, dates of birth, and Health Insurance Claim Numbers of TRICARE beneficiaries and caused ... More...   $0 (07-04-2020 - TX)

Abingdon, VA - The United States of America charged former Indivior, P.C. chief executive officer Shaun Thaxter with introducing into interstates commerce the opioid drug Suoxone Film in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

Thaxter served as Indivior’s top executive since 2009 (including the time period prior to December 2014 when Indivior was known as Reckitt Benckiser P... More...   $0 (07-02-2020 - VA)

Boston, MA - Fraud defense lawyer represented Novatris Pharmaceuticals Corporation sued for violating the False Claims Act by suing three foundations as conduits to pay the copayments of Medicare patients taking Gilenya and Afinitor.


Novartis agreed to pay $642 million to settle the claims being made against it. A second settlement resolved claims arising from the company�s allege... More...   $642000000 (07-02-2020 - MA)