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Healthcare fraud related to durable medical equipment (DME) is extremely costly to insurers yet often continues without criminal or civil consequences. Fraudulent...

A self-claimed 'entrepreneur' and a resort developer are the latest to be charged in the Justice Department's pursuit of federal health fraud cases.

Get our free mobile app Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced charges Thursday charges against Thomas Farese, 78, of Delray Beach, Florida, Pat Truglia, 53, of Parkland, Florida, Domenic J. Gatto Jr. 46, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Nicholas Defonte, 72 and Christopher Cirri, 63, both of Toms River, who were all issued a complaint on conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Brian Herbstman, 46, of Jackson plead guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit health...

The call centers allegedly bribed telemedicine companies, which in turn bribed doctors to prescribe the devices for patients who didn’t need them. The companies owned by the defendants that made the devices provided them to the patients and fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal health care programs, according to a criminal complaint. The health care programs allegedly suffered losses of more than $93 million. Two New Jersey residents pleaded guilty Thursday by videoconference: 46-yea...

5 charged, 2 others plead guilty in health care fraud scheme April 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal authorities announced charges against five people in New Jersey and Florida in what they said was a $93 million health care fraud scheme involving orthotic braces. The U.S. attorneys office also announced Thursday that two people connected to the scheme in New Jersey had pleaded guilty. According to prosecutors, some of the defendants had hidden financial interests in c...

Old Bridge man admits guilt in $93M scheme involving durable medical equipment Old Bridge man admits guilt in $93M scheme involving durable medical equipment Five individuals have been charged and two others have pleaded guilty in New Jersey for their roles in massive durable medical equipment and genetic cancer screening kickback fraud schemes. Thomas Farese, 78, of Delray Beach, Florida; Pat Truglia, 53, of Parkland, Florida; Domenic J. Gatto Jr., 46, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and Nich...