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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, 2026RI

Two Charged in District of Rhode Island as Part of National Fraud Takedown

Two defendants were charged by indictment with using the identity of another person to obtain benefits, including approximately $28,236.42 and $24,018.86 in Rhode Island Medicaid benefits.

$52K allegedMedicaid
DOJOtherFeb 17, 2026RI

Zynex, Inc. Agrees to Criminal Resolution Addressing Claims of Millions of Dollars of Health Care Fraud, Securities Fraud and Related Offenses

Zynex admitted to submitting excessive and improper claims for medical devices and supplies, including medically unnecessary electrode supplies in excess quantities, to government and private health care payors and patients, and to concealing from investors that its revenues were driven by fraudulent billing.

$873.0M alleged$12.5M orderedTRICARE, Medicare, private insurance
DOJIndictedJan 21, 2026RI

Former Zynex, Inc. Executives Charged with Health Care and Securities Fraud and Related Offenses

The indictment alleges that from at least 2017 through late 2025 the former CEO and COO of Zynex, Inc. caused the company to submit fraudulent billings to government and private health care payors and patients for medical devices and supplies that were not medically necessary, not covered, and not agreed to by patients, and used those billings to inflate the company's financial reporting and stock price.

$873.0M allegedMedicare, TRICARE, private insurance
DOJIndictedApr 7, 2025RI

Pain Management Clinic Owners and Operators Indicted on Health Care Fraud Charges

The owners and operators of a pain management clinic allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, and four private insurers for purportedly medically necessary services, including acupuncture, physical therapy, and office visits, that were not actually provided to patients, in order to collect payment for massage therapy and other services not provided.

Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance1 provider in Verity
DOJSentencedMar 5, 2025RI

Addiction Treatment Center Supervisor Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Federal, State, and Private Health Care Insurers

A clinical social worker supervisor at an addiction treatment center devised and executed a scheme to submit false claims for 45-minute psychotherapy and counseling sessions that lasted only 5-10 minutes or did not occur as billed, defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurers of more than $3.5 million.

$3.5M alleged$100K orderedMedicare, Medicaid, private insurance
DOJSentencedJan 7, 2025RI

Owner of Addiction Treatment Chain That Billed for Recovery Services Not Provided Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Brier and his addiction treatment company billed Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurers for 45-minute counseling sessions that were not provided or lasted only a few minutes, and submitted a Medicare application concealing Brier's role and prior conviction.

$3.5M orderedMedicare, Medicaid, private insurance
DOJComplaint filedDec 18, 2024RI

Justice Department Files Nationwide Lawsuit Alleging CVS Knowingly Dispensed Controlled Substances in Violation of the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act

The complaint alleges that from Oct. 17, 2013, to the present CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice, and sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for those prescriptions.

Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 18, 2024RI

Addiction Treatment Chain Owner & Company Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

The owner and his addiction treatment company failed to provide patients with required counseling sessions and treatment while billing Medicare, Medicaid, and other payors for 45-minute counseling sessions that were often only 5-10 minutes or less, and caused a fraudulent Medicare application to be submitted that concealed the owner's role and prior tax conviction.

$3.4M orderedMedicare, Medicaid, private insurance
DOJCivil settlementJul 17, 2024RI

Kindred and Related Entities Agree to Pay $19.428 Million 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, TRICARE
DOJChargedJun 19, 2024RI

Co-owners of Rhode Island Health Care Centers Charged With Health Care Fraud

The co-owners of AIM Health are alleged to have submitted claims to federal and private insurers for services that were not provided or not covered, including billing massages as acupuncture and office visits, billing high complexity visits not provided, modifying codes to avoid automatic denials, and billing services by uncredentialed providers under credentialed providers' numbers.

$1.9M allegedMedicare, TRICARE, private insurance
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