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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down Health Care Fraud Scheme
State South Texas Community News 6/19/24 State South Texas Community News 6/19/24

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down Health Care Fraud Scheme

Attorney General Paxton's Medicaid fraud control unit takes down $70 million health care fraud scheme.

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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures 14-Year Prison Sentence for Home Health Fraudster
Health South Texas Community News 12/12/23 Health South Texas Community News 12/12/23

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures 14-Year Prison Sentence for Home Health Fraudster

Ozigi was sentenced by a Houston federal court to 168 months of federal incarceration followed by three years of supervised release.

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Medicaid Unit Helps Take Down $6.9 Million Fraud Scheme
Health South Texas Community News 7/4/23 Health South Texas Community News 7/4/23

Medicaid Unit Helps Take Down $6.9 Million Fraud Scheme

The defendants are charged with defrauding the Medicaid program through illicit practices committed through the Floss Family Dental Care clinic in Houston.

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Owner of Home Health Company to Prison for Medicaid Fraud
Health South Texas Community News 6/15/23 Health South Texas Community News 6/15/23

Owner of Home Health Company to Prison for Medicaid Fraud

Akintunde Oyewale, a home health company owner from Richmond, TX, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

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 60-Month Prison Sentence for Home Health Care Fraudster
Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 5/2/23 Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 5/2/23

60-Month Prison Sentence for Home Health Care Fraudster

his was done despite the fact that the individuals did not qualify for the services, or even receive services at all in some cases.

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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Sends Two Nurses to Prison
Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 4/26/23 Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 4/26/23

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Sends Two Nurses to Prison

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a prison sentence for two Houston nurses who were paying kickbacks to marketers, patients, and a physician.

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17-Year Prison Sentence for Fraudster Pharmacist
Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 4/25/23 Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 4/25/23

17-Year Prison Sentence for Fraudster Pharmacist

Anthony Obute, the owner and pharmacist in charge of Keystone Pharmacy in Houston, conspired in an opioid drug diversion scheme with Dr. Shivarajpur Ravi, who operated a pain management clinic.

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Woman Attempted to Defraud Medicaid of Over $615,000
Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 4/13/23 Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 4/13/23

Woman Attempted to Defraud Medicaid of Over $615,000

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a conviction for a woman who attempted to steal over $615,000 by submitting fraudulent reimbursement claims for services that were never provided.

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 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Sentence Former Nursing Facility
Health South Texas Community News 3/20/23 Health South Texas Community News 3/20/23

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Sentence Former Nursing Facility

Former Nursing Facility Manager Sentenced to Ten Years for Stealing Over $300,000.

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Medicaid Fraud Unit Results in $1.1M in Restitution
Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 2/28/23 Crime Blotter South Texas Community News 2/28/23

Medicaid Fraud Unit Results in $1.1M in Restitution

Melody Ann Villarreal and Oscar Gutierrez, Jr. were both found guilty of submitting fraudulent run sheets for ambulance transports that did not occur and submitting them to both Medicare and Medicaid for payment.

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