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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 24, 2026. These are public records of charges, pleas, sentences and settlements, not findings by Verity.

DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026OK

NDOK Announces Charges Related to the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Bowles, operator of three pharmacies, allegedly submitted false claims for reimbursement for COVID-19 tests to Medicare and Medicaid, and a civil forfeiture complaint alleged Dameion Ray improperly used approximately $300,000 of a $600,000 Child Care Desert Grant to purchase real property.

Medicare, Medicaid
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026OK

Western District of Oklahoma Cases Filed as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Two defendants operating a durable medical equipment company were indicted for submitting fraudulent TRICARE claims for more than 650,000 in-person CPAP-related services they did not provide, and a speech-language pathologist was charged in a civil complaint with submitting more than $2.5 million in false claims to Medicare, Oklahoma Medicaid, and TRICARE for services not rendered or not medically necessary.

$29.5M allegedTRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid1 provider in Verity
DOJSentencedMay 1, 2026OK

Oklahoma City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for $1.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Allmon submitted thousands of false and fraudulent claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield for behavioral health counseling sessions purportedly provided to family members, including claims of treating beneficiaries for more than 24 hours in a single day.

$1.4M alleged$1.1M orderedprivate insurance1 provider in Verity
DOJCivil settlementJan 22, 2026OK

Traditions Health Agrees to Pay $34M to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Relating to Home Health Services Following Self Disclosure

Traditions submitted claims to Medicare for home health services that were not medically necessary from its McAlester, Oklahoma location and paid remuneration to physician-medical directors in Oklahoma and Texas who referred Medicare beneficiaries to it for home health services.

$34.0M orderedMedicare
DOJSentencedOct 14, 2025OK

Compounding Pharmacy Owner Sent Back to Prison

Compounding pharmacy owner previously convicted of conspiracy to offer and pay health care kickbacks was sentenced for violating supervised release by failing to make restitution payments and concealing accounts, businesses, and asset transfers from Probation.

$6.4M orderedMedicare
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 15, 2025OK

Oklahoma City Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

Allmon, a behavioral health counselor with an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield, submitted or caused to be submitted thousands of false claims for behavioral health counseling sessions for family members, including claims for treating beneficiaries more than 24 hours in a single day.

$1.4M allegedprivate insurance1 provider in Verity
DOJChargedJun 30, 2025OK

Tulsa Doctor Charged in National Healthcare Fraud Takedown

Atkins, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, allegedly conspired with others to unlawfully prescribe Adderall and defrauded health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicare, Medicaid1 provider in Verity
DOJIndictedJun 30, 2025OK

Oklahoma City Man Charged with Medicare Fraud as Part of National Takedown

Frank fraudulently billed Medicare for approximately $3.2 million worth of face-to-face visits with beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities which he did not render or rendered only in part.

$3.2M allegedMedicare1 provider in Verity
DOJSentencedApr 22, 2025OK

Lawton-Area Trio Sentenced to Serve More Than 12 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud

The defendants conspired to submit false and fraudulent claims to TRICARE through two massage therapy businesses for services that were never rendered, including billing under the NPI of an occupational therapist who no longer worked there.

$7.0M alleged$2.7M orderedTRICARE1 provider in Verity
DOJCivil settlementDec 30, 2024OK

Cardiology Clinic and Physician Pay $270,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicare and TRICARE

Cardiovascular Specialists and Dr. Katz allegedly engaged in improper "incident-to" billing by submitting claims to Medicare for E&M services under Dr. Katz' NPI that were performed by nurse practitioners when he was not in the clinic supervising them, and submitted claims to Medicare and TRICARE for E&M services that should have been billed at a lower reimbursement level.

$270K orderedMedicare, TRICARE2 providers in Verity
DOJCivil settlementAug 27, 2024OK

Oklahoma Medical Clinic, Owners, and Treating Physician Pay $246,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Medicare Claims for Medically Unnecessary Ultrasound Procedures

The United States alleged that from December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2022, Oklahoma Medical Clinic billed Medicare for medically unnecessary ultrasound services performed by physician assistant Mark L. Wells.

$246K orderedMedicare2 providers in Verity
DOJCivil settlementAug 9, 2024OK

Tulsa Physician Pays Over $600k to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations

From March 2017 through October 2023, Dr. Shakeel submitted claims to Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare, ChampVA, and FEHB alleging he saw and rendered services to patients while he was out of the office and traveled for more than 175 days.

$620K orderedMedicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, private insurance6 providers in Verity
DOJIndictedJun 28, 2024OK

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

York and Carter, operating DME supplier Discover DME, purchased doctors' orders and paid kickbacks to obtain referrals through telemarketing companies, then submitted over $4.8 million in false and fraudulent DME claims to Medicare.

$4.8M allegedMedicare1 provider in Verity
DOJCivil settlementApr 2, 2024OK

Oklahoma Chiropractic Clinic, Owner, and Referring Physicians Pay $465,000 to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations

The United States alleged that Chiropractic Associates and Kirkpatrick paid remuneration to referring physicians to induce referrals of Medicare durable medical equipment orders, and that Biddle and Keeney received such remuneration, resulting in false claims to Medicare.

$465K orderedMedicare2 providers in Verity
DOJPleaded guiltyMar 25, 2024OK

Owasso Woman Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

Fike, a licensed behavioral health practitioner contracted with two Oklahoma counseling service providers, submitted fraudulent Medicaid claims to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for counseling services she never rendered.

$171K allegedMedicaid1 provider in Verity
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