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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 30, 2026. These are public records of charges, pleas, sentences and settlements, not findings by Verity.

DOJSentencedJun 30, 2026MS

Madison Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Medicare Kickback Conspiracy

Smith, a marketer for diagnostic laboratories, solicited and received kickbacks from laboratories in exchange for referrals of specimens and orders for molecular diagnostic testing of toenails and paid kickbacks to providers to induce those referrals, resulting in over $1.4 million in claims to Medicare.

$1.4M alleged$545K orderedMedicare
DOJSentencedJun 29, 2026MS

Two Corinth Pharmacists Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud

Two pharmacists billed Medicare and Medicaid for the same single prescription drug product numerous times, including diabetic insulin pens, asthma inhalers and psychotropic medications.

$800K alleged$787K orderedMedicare, Medicaid1 provider in Verity
DOJSentencedMay 8, 2026MS

Former NFL Player Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison for $197M Medicare Fraud

French worked with overseas call centers to obtain patient information, paid kickbacks to sham telemedicine companies for signed doctors' orders for orthotic braces, sold the orders to marketers and supply companies, and billed Medicare and CHAMPVA through eight DME companies he owned using straw owners.

$197.0M alleged$110.8M orderedMedicare, CHAMPVA
DOJPleaded guiltyNov 20, 2025MS

Mississippi Businessman Pleads Guilty to $19M Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Gibbs paid kickbacks for fraudulent doctors' orders and used them to bill Medicare over $19 million for medically unnecessary orthotic braces through seven durable medical equipment supply companies he owned or controlled, sometimes through straw owners.

$19.0M allegedMedicare
DOJCivil settlementAug 22, 2025MS

MISSISSIPPI MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AGREE TO PAY OVER $170,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FRAUD

Former Medicaid recipients allegedly falsified their income on Mississippi Medicaid applications and renewals to create eligibility for health care benefits for their dependents.

$174K orderedMedicaid
DOJIndictedJun 30, 2025MS

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

Two pharmacists paid cash to runners who returned unopened prescription drug products dispensed to patients so the drugs could be restocked and billed to Medicare and Medicaid multiple times, resulting in over $700,000 in false and fraudulent claims.

$700K allegedMedicare, Medicaid1 provider in Verity
DOJSentencedJan 24, 2025MS

Madison Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

Fullwood paid kickbacks to a marketer in exchange for completed doctors' orders so his durable medical equipment company and a successor entity opened in a nominee owner's name could bill Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans for orthotic braces that were medically unnecessary and/or ineligible for reimbursement.

$12.4M allegedMedicare1 provider in Verity
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 28, 2024MS

Madison Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

Fullwood participated in a scheme to pay kickbacks to a marketer in exchange for completed doctors' orders so that his durable medical equipment company, and later a second entity opened in the name of a nominee owner, could bill Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans for orthotic braces that were medically unnecessary and/or ineligible for reimbursement.

$12.4M allegedMedicare, private insurance1 provider in Verity
DOJChargedJun 27, 2024MS

Madison Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States as Part of Department of Justice’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

Fullwood paid kickbacks to a marketer in exchange for completed doctors' orders so his durable medical equipment companies could bill Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans for orthotic braces that were medically unnecessary and/or ineligible for reimbursement, and opened a second entity in a nominee owner's name after Medicare began investigating.

$12.4M allegedMedicare, private insurance
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