Doctors, Nurses Charged in Wide-Ranging COVID Fraud Schemes, DOJ Says
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a slew of criminal charges against 18 individuals working in healthcare — including doctors and nurses — for allegedly stealing a total of $490 million in funds from federal health and COVID-related programs. “Today’s announcement marks the largest-ever coordinated law enforcement action in the United States targeting healthcare fraud […]
Emergency Physician Faces Charges After Car Crash Kills Colleague
An emergency medicine physician is facing a myriad of charges following a car accident in July that claimed the life of his 47-year-old colleague, Douglas Rockacy, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), CBS Pittsburgh reported. In addition to DUI charges, Joseph Yanta, MD, 38, is also facing charges of homicide by vehicle […]
Doc Couple Tried to Slip Americans’ Health Info to Russia, DOJ Says
A pair of physician spouses are facing federal charges of conspiracy and handing over confidential health information of Americans in order to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Anna Gabrielian, MD, and her spouse, Jamie Lee Henry, MD, both of Rockville, Maryland, were charged […]