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- Columbia Urgent Care Owner Facing 38 Federal Counts for Medicare Fraud and Illicit Prescription Activity
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: Crime
Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris, 46, has been arrested following a federal indictment alleging he defrauded Medicare and Medicaid and illegally prescribed controlled substances. The char...
- Texas Fugitive Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Directing 61 Million Dollar Medicare Telemarketing Fraud Conspiracy
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Crime
Robert Leon Smith III has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for leading a massive health care and wire fraud scheme that targeted elderly Medicare beneficiaries. The o...
- Federal Investigators Uncover Multi Billion Dollar Medicare Fraud Ring Exploiting Physician Credentials in Los Angeles County
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: US & Canada
A massive healthcare fraud scheme has surfaced in Southern California, involving the unauthorized use of an 87-year-old physician's provider number to bill Medicare for $600 millio...