Fraud

The three men owned call centers which bribed telemedicine companies, that in turn bribed doctors to prescribe the devices for patients who didn’t need them; Companies owned by the defendants that made the devices then fraudulently billed Medicare and other health care programs, prosecutors alleged

Family members of a couple whom the FBI believes cut their tracking bracelets and went on the run while awaiting sentencing for their roles in an $18 million COVID-19 relief fraud case contend the pair was kidnapped — apparently to prevent them from disclosing the identities of unindicted co-conspirators, court papers obtained Friday show.

Adults over age 50—particularly those in retirement—may find themselves with more spare time. As such, they may become lonely. They may also become more willing to listen to others. These, unfortunately, are the qualities criminals prey on.

The scheme involved submitting fake reimbursement claims from medical and dental services that they never had, with the scheme orchestrated by a former Nets player. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

More than a dozen former NBA players were charged in an alleged multi-million dollar health insurance fraud scheme to rip off the league’s benefit plan, with a former Nets player as the ringleader. NBC new York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

The FBI arrested former NBA players who have been charged with health insurance fraud. Jonathan Dienst reports.

More than a dozen former NBA players have been charged in New York federal court in an alleged multi-million-dollar health insurance fraud scheme to rip off the league’s benefit plan, according to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District on Thursday.

On Friday, Federal law enforcement agencies in North Texas will announce the results of a large-scale fraud investigation.

The highly anticipated fraud trial of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes began Wednesday with dueling portraits that drew stark contrasts of her as a dastardly, greedy villain and a passionate underdog who spent years trying to shake up the health care industry.

Three Vermont state troopers who are accused of being involved in a scheme to create fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards have resigned, state police said Tuesday.

Elizabeth Holmes once seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar.

A fugitive Southern California couple awaiting sentencing after their conviction in an $18 million COVID-19 relief fraud case allegedly cut their ankle monitoring bracelets and went on the run, according to the FBI.

The trial of Elizabeth Holmes got underway in San Jose on Tuesday, starting with jury selection, as the founder and former CEO of Theranos stood accused of defrauding investors and patients.

Eight people were indicted in a nationwide, $2 million fraud scheme Wednesday out of San Diego in which scammers targeted grandparents by feeding them fake stories that their grandkids were in terrible trouble and needed money fast.

A man who authorities say faked his own disappearance to avoid prosecution on bank fraud charges, prompting a two-day search by the Coast Guard, pleaded guilty to federal counts. Andrew Biddle, 51, of Egg Harbor Township, faces up to 36 years in prison when he’s sentenced Oct. 18. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to the bank fraud charge and causing the…

A Chinese man who prosecutors say tried to get $20 million in federal aid for distressed businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to two criminal charges.

Five individuals, including current and former JetBlue employees, were charged in federal court in Brooklyn Thursday with wire fraud in connection with allegedly making false statements to obtain more than $1 million in loans from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, a program intended to provide relief to small businesses during the pandemic, prosecutors say. Orlando Sanay, 39, Keily…

A former Olympic figure skater has been arrested on charges that he ripped off a program to help struggling small businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Tuesday.

A Pennsylvania man fraudulently used then-President Donald Trump’s relatives’ names and photos – including those of Trump’s teen son – to rip off unsuspecting followers of a fictitious political fundraising operation, the FBI said.

Eight Brooklyn men are accused of fraudulently getting their hands on $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds, then flaunting the cash on social media, prosecutors said.