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Florida NP and Two Nurses Charged in $118 Million Medicare Wound Care Fraud Scheme
Image source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune A Sarasota nurse practitioner and two Tampa Bay-area nurses have been charged in an alleged $118…
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Nurses & Doctors Among 455 Charged in $6.5 Billion DOJ Healthcare Fraud Takedown
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on June 23, 2026 that it had charged 455 defendants in connection with more than…
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Nevada Nurse Practitioner Indicted in Alleged $906M Skin Graft Fraud Scheme
Image source: LinkedIn, Indictment A Nevada nurse practitioner has been indicted in Houston in what prosecutors describe as a sprawling Medicare…
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Utah NP, RN and Podiatrist Indicted on 18 Counts in $29M Medicare Wound Care Fraud
A Utah nurse practitioner, a registered nurse and a podiatrist have been federally indicted in connection with an alleged Medicare…
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$1.2M Fraud Scandal Shuts Down International Association of Forensic Nurses
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is shutting down after more than 30 years, and its roughly 6,000 members from over…
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Nurses Among 15 Charged in Medicare Hospice Fraud Scheme That Paid ‘Fake Dying’ Patients
FBI SWAT teams fanned out across Southern California early Wednesday morning, executing arrest warrants on doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers…
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DOJ Cracks Down on Wound Care Fraud as Skin Substitute Cases Surge to $10 BILLION
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is increasing its focus on potential fraud within the wound care sector, particularly involving…
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Kaiser Hit With Record $556M Medicare Fraud Payout — Here’s What It Means for Nurses
Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve federal allegations that they violated the False Claims…
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6 Fake Nurses Busted in Texas — Board of Nursing Warns of Shocking Fraud Details
6 Fake Nurses Busted in Texas — Board of Nursing Warns of Shocking Fraud Details Written by: Nurse.org Staff Jump…
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NP Scharmaine Baker Convicted in $12.1M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Image sources: Amazon Dr. Scharmaine Lawson Baker, a Louisiana nurse practitioner, author, and entrepreneur, was recently convicted by a federal…
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