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May 06, 2009
Cuomo's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Named Best In The Country By United States Department Of Health And Human Services
… Cuomo's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Named Best In The Country By United States … General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (NYMFCU) has been selected as the …
December 17, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces $24 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement With Three Home Health Agencies
… Attorney General Cuomo Announces $24 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement With Three Home Health Agencies December 17, … lawsuits that alleged the agencies defrauded the Medicaid program. This is the largest settlement Cuomo’s …
April 29, 2009
Cuomo Releases Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Annual Report - Unit Recovered Over $263 Million In 2008
… Cuomo Releases Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Annual Report - Unit Recovered Over $263 … Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his Medicaid Control Fraud Unit (MFCU) recovered over $263 …
November 13, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Sentencing Of Mastermind Behind Million-dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme On Long Island
… Announces Sentencing Of Mastermind Behind Million-dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme On Long Island November 13, 2009 MINEOLA, NY … the sentencing of the mastermind behind a massive Medicaid fraud scheme on Long Island. David Williams, an …
October 19, 2009
Cuomo's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures $18.3 Million For Nys As Part Of Multi-state Settlement With Four Pharmaceutical Companies That Submitted False Claims
… Cuomo's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures $18.3 Million For Nys As Part Of … to pay appropriate rebates for drugs that were paid for by Medicaid. The portion of the settlement going to New York …
July 16, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Six Arrests In $47 Million Medicaid Scam
… Attorney General Cuomo Announces Six Arrests In $47 Million Medicaid Scam July 16, 2009 NEW YORK, NY (July 16, 2009) - … were charged for being involved in a scheme that defrauded Medicaid out of $47,000,000. Over the past ten years, … to protect taxpayer dollars by putting an end to Medicaid fraud.” According to the criminal charges and civil suit, …
October 01, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Amagansett Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Writing Illegal Prescriptions To Medicaid Recipients
… Sentenced To Prison For Writing Illegal Prescriptions To Medicaid Recipients October 1, 2009 HAUPPAUGE, NY (October 1, … it was an outrageous fleecing of the taxpayer-funded Medicaid program,” said Attorney General Cuomo. “This doctor … investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and various city, state, and federal …
February 26, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Breaks Up Major Distribution Center For Phony Home Health Aide Certifications Used To Bilk Medicaid Out Of $1 Million
… For Phony Home Health Aide Certifications Used To Bilk Medicaid Out Of $1 Million February 26, 2009 NEW YORK, NY … bogus certifications, which are estimated to have cost Medicaid, in total, over $1 million.  The arrests are part of … General Cuomo’s “Operation Home Alone” – his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s (MFCU) continuing investigation into …
May 12, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Criminal Indictment And Civil Lawsuit Against Western New York Hospital Contractor For Bribing County Worker In Massive Medicaid Scam
… Hospital Contractor For Bribing County Worker In Massive Medicaid Scam May 12, 2009 BUFFALO, N.Y. (May 12, 2009) - … contractor for bribing a county worker in a massive Medicaid scam. Deborah Kantor, 55 of Tonawanda, and her … $2,198,362 in damages from Kantor and H.I.S. for fraud under the State’s False Claims Act and Social Services …
December 22, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Jail Time For Nyc Psychiatrist Who Defrauded Medicaid
… Announces Jail Time For Nyc Psychiatrist Who Defrauded Medicaid December 22, 2009 NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 22, 2009) … extended investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). The MFCU investigation revealed …
June 17, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Secures Guilty Plea From Licensed Practical Nurse Who Stole More Than $40,000 From Medicaid
… Licensed Practical Nurse Who Stole More Than $40,000 From Medicaid June 17, 2009 NEW YORK, NY (June 17, 2009) - … licensed practical nurse who stole more than $40,000 from Medicaid by billing for services she did not perform. The … and my office will continue to aggressively pursue fraud at all levels in the home care industry.” From January …
September 02, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces That Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Agrees To Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement Ever For Kickbacks And Illegal Marketing Campaigns
… Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Agrees To Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement Ever For Kickbacks And Illegal Marketing … of $1 billion in civil damages and penalties to compensate Medicaid, Medicare, and various federal healthcare programs … marketing and sales practices. A National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units team participated in the …
July 07, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Arrest Of Rochester Area Psychologist And His Wife For Stealing Over $250,000 From Medicaid And Medicare
… Psychologist And His Wife For Stealing Over $250,000 From Medicaid And Medicare July 7, 2009 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 7, … charged in a 31-count indictment today with defrauding the Medicaid and Medicare programs out of approximately $258,000. … said Attorney General Cuomo. “My office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit continues to root out scams across the …
October 30, 2009
Cuomo Leads Multi-state Coalition In Lawsuit Against Biotech Giant Amgen
… footing the bill for free drug samples. My office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will continue to work with our partners in … medical providers to bill third party payers such as Medicaid for free Aranesp that were provided at no cost. …
June 01, 2009
Cuomo Arrests Operator Of Nyc Home Health Aide Training School For Selling Phony Certifications
… the Bronx, for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 from Medicaid by operating a home health aide training school in … into the home health care industry. In 2007, Cuomo’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested and charged Kehinde with grand …
January 29, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Arrests Of Two Health Care Workers For Abusing Elderly Residents In Rochester Area Nursing Homes
… state. New Yorkers are urged to report cases of suspected fraud to the Attorney General’s toll-free Medicaid Fraud Hotline, at 1-866-NYS-FIGHT (697-3444). … General Timothy McFarland of Attorney General Cuomo’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Rochester Regional Office. …
August 06, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Arrests Plattsburgh Certified Nurse Aide For Sending Inappropriate Photos Of Patient To Co-worker
… his conduct to an investigator from the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and conceded that he took and sent the … Assistant Attorney General Richard Harrow, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Albany regional office. Special …
February 13, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Guilty Plea Of Capital District Social Worker For Faking Credentials
… - a requirement for the school districts to bill Medicaid for counseling services. In 2006, as a result of a … audit by the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, Community Human Services and the … in our schools and unlicensed professional practice. Fraud in our schools and professions cannot be tolerated.” …
October 30, 2009
Amgen Multistate Complaint - AMGENMULTISTATECOMPLAINT 10-30-09
… and fraudulent certifications submitted to the state Medicaid programs as a result of the fraudulent course of … providers to submit false certifications to the state Medicaid programs that the providers were in compliance with … under the common law or equitable theories of common law fraud and unjust enrichment. 2. The Intervening Plaintiff …
May 13, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Announces Charges Against Health Care Worker For Abusing Elderly Wheelchair-bound Resident In North Country Nursing Home
… by Richard Harrow, director of Attorney General Cuomo’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Albany Regional Office. Senior Special …
December 17, 2009
Extended Home Care State Agreement Final - Extended Home Care State Agreement Final
… through the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ("MFCU"), Deborah Yannicelli … and/or caused to be submitted Medical Assistance Program ("Medicaid") claims for home health aide services ("Medicaid …
November 13, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Charges Rochester Nursing Home Aide With Stealing 90-year-old Resident's Credit Card And Forging Unemployment Benefits Application
… General Timothy McFarland of Attorney General Cuomo’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Rochester Regional Office is prosecuting …
September 16, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Charges Onondaga County Nurse With Neglecting A Terminally Ill Cancer Patient In The Final Hours Of His Life
… Ralph D. Tortora, III, Director of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Syracuse Regional Office. Senior Special …
May 05, 2009
Attorney General Cuomo Charges Capital Region Nurse Aide With Sexual Abuse
… and Heidi Wendel, Special Deputy Attorney General for Medicaid Fraud. … Attorney General Cuomo Charges Capital Region Nurse …

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