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Every health care enforcement release from the Department of Justice and the HHS Office of Inspector General, including state attorneys general and Medicaid fraud control units, fetched daily and read into the same schema the detectors use. Each one links to the providers it names when the match is certain, and the newest is dated June 23, 2026. These are public records of charges, pleas, sentences and settlements, not findings by Verity.

DOJCivil settlementJun 23, 2026AL

Alabama Provider Pays $300,000 to Resolve False Claims as Part of 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

A Phenix City-based provider billed Alabama Medicaid for Basic Living Skills services for at-risk children that were not actually rendered.

$300K orderedMedicaid1 provider in Verity
DOJSentencedApr 2, 2026AL

Former Medicaid Provider Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Pulliam, a child and family therapist enrolled as an Alabama Medicaid provider, submitted claims for counseling services that were never provided using beneficiaries' identifying information without consent.

$719K alleged$719K orderedMedicaid1 provider in Verity
DOJCivil judgmentMar 19, 2026AL

Mississippi Man Ordered to Pay $31 Million for Role in Healthcare Kickback Scheme

Crites and others referred patients, primarily TRICARE beneficiaries, to Cloverland Pharmacy in exchange for kickbacks paid by the pharmacy for each referral.

$5.4M alleged$31.0M orderedTRICARE
DOJCivil settlementFeb 21, 2025AL

Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients

Saad submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to Medicare between 2013 and 2020 for 21 hospice patients who were not terminally ill and thus ineligible for the Medicare hospice benefit.

$3.0M orderedMedicare4 providers in Verity
DOJCivil settlementFeb 21, 2025AL

Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients

Saad Healthcare submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to Medicare between 2013 and 2020 for 21 hospice patients who were not terminally ill and were ineligible for the Medicare hospice benefit.

$3.0M orderedMedicare3 providers in Verity
DOJSentencedDec 19, 2024AL

Former Doctor and Her Wife Sentenced for Fraud and Other Crimes

A doctor and her wife, who owned the medical practice, billed insurers for office visits under the doctor's name when she did not see the patients, and later obtained COVID-19 disaster relief funds for a closed practice, while the doctor also unlawfully distributed opioids.

$2.3M alleged$2.2M orderedMedicare, Medicaid, private insurance1 provider in Verity
DOJCivil settlementJul 17, 2024AL

Kindred and Related Entities Agree to Pay $19.428M to Settle Federal and State False Claims Act Lawsuits Alleging Ineligible Claims for Hospice Patients

Kindred at Home and related hospice entities allegedly knowingly submitted false claims and retained overpayments for hospice services provided to patients who were not terminally ill and thus ineligible for hospice benefits, and SouthernCare New Beacon allegedly paid remuneration to a consulting physician to induce hospice referrals of Medicare beneficiaries.

$19.4M orderedMedicare, Medicaid
DOJSentencedJul 10, 2024AL

Trussville Man Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Fraud Case

Robson received kickbacks from specialty pharmacies, a nerve conduction testing company, and brace suppliers to generate medically unnecessary orders and prescriptions from doctors' offices that would be billed to insurance and reimbursed at high rates.

$6.4M orderedMedicare, private insurance
DOJChargedJun 27, 2024AL

National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims

The Justice Department charged 193 defendants, including 76 licensed medical professionals, in schemes involving amniotic wound grafts, unlawful distribution of Adderall and other stimulants, diverted HIV medication, addiction treatment billing, telemedicine and laboratory fraud, and opioid schemes, involving approximately $2.75 billion in intended losses.

$2.8B alleged$231.0M orderedMedicare, Medicaid
DOJPleaded guiltyJun 10, 2024AL

Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Gayle and Davis billed insurers for office visits under Gayle's name even when she did not see the patients, and later obtained COVID-19 relief funds for a closed practice, while Gayle also unlawfully distributed controlled substances.

$2.3M allegedMedicare, Medicaid, private insurance
DOJSentencedMar 21, 2024AL

Medical Sales Rep and Former Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced in Related Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Fraud Cases

A medical sales representative and a pain clinic owner conspired to pay and receive kickbacks to induce medically unnecessary prescriptions, durable medical equipment, and nerve conduction testing billed to Medicare and other insurers, with the clinic owner also upcoding office visits.

$6.2M orderedMedicare, private insurance
DOJPleaded guiltyFeb 9, 2024AL

Trussville Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Robson, a sales representative, conspired from at least 2014 through 2018 to pay and receive kickbacks to induce medical providers to issue medically unnecessary prescriptions for topical creams and to order medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and electro-diagnostic testing, which were billed to Medicare and other health insurers.

$1.0M orderedMedicare, private insurance1 provider in Verity
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