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Woman Pleads Guilty to $359 Million Fraud Involving Claims for Unnecessary Respiratory Tests Submitted with COVID-19 Tests

Lourdes Navarro, 64, faces up to 20 years in prison. The crime exploited the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Glendale woman was convicted of a $359 million fraud scheme targeting federal healthcare programs. The woman was identified as Lourdes Navarro, 64, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Navarro pleaded guilty to collecting millions by fraudulently submitting claims to government and private insurance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, her claims involved “expensive and medically […]

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An Orange County doctor was charged with stealing around $150 million from a federal program providing COVID-19 health services to uninsured patients. Anthony Hao Dinh, 64, from Newport Coast operated clinics in Westminster and Garden Grove. He is a licensed doctor of osteopathy who was an ear, nose and throat specialist, as well as a […]

Anthony Hao Dinh was charged with defrauding the Health Resources and Services Administration COVID-19 Uninsured Program. Prosecutors say his scheme brought in about $150 million in payments.

Doctor Anthony Hao Dinh, an ENT based in Newport Beach, CA, has been charged with 18 counts for defrauding a federal COVID-19 program of over $

In its August 15, 2023, Enforcement listserv notice, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published its Work Plan Updates for August....

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Uninsured Program (UIP), which reimbursed providers for provision of COVID-19 related services to uninsured individuals...