oig.hhs.gov

Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Role in COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme Totaling More Than $100M

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted a Maryland man, today, in connection with a COVID-19 healthcare fraud scam. Marc Aaron Potash, 57, of Rockville, is charged with conspiracy to ...
oig.hhs.gov

Former Massachusetts State Official Charged with Snap Fraud

BOSTON – Former Massachusetts state official, Lamar Cook, has been arrested for fraudulently obtaining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, receiving over $500 per month, while ...
oig.hhs.gov

Baltimore Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Connection With Murder-for-Hire Plot

Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man received a federal-prison term, today, for plotting the murder of woman, in a case of mistaken identity where the intended target was a federal witness. The May ...
oig.hhs.gov

Owner of Health Care Software Company Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for $1B Medicare Fraud

A Kansas CEO and owner of an internet platform was sentenced yesterday to 19 years in prison for his role in operating a platform that generated false doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud ...
oig.hhs.gov

Rocky Mountain Laboratory Employee Vetting

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) operates laboratories that conduct intramural research, including research with high-risk pathogens, such as smallpox. Recognizing the potential public health ...
oig.hhs.gov

National Fraud Enforcement Division and the Department of Health and Human Services Announce Self-Disclosure Protocol for Criminal Health Care Fraud

The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) today issued a policy that clarifies ...
oig.hhs.gov

Medical Supply Company Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $30M Medicare, TRICARE, and CHAMPVA Fraud

An Oklahoma business owner and chiropractor was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for his role in a years-long scheme that attempted to bilk Medicare, TRICARE, and the Civilian Health and ...
oig.hhs.gov

Shelbyville Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Other Charges

Frankfort, Ky. – A Shelbyville man, Natividad Aguilera Garcia, 40, pleaded guilty on Friday, October 9, 2026, before Chief U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning to receipt of child sexual abuse ...
oig.hhs.gov

Minnesota Woman Convicted in $3.6M Scheme to Defraud Medicaid Housing Services Program

A federal jury in St. Paul convicted a Minnesota woman yesterday for executing a scheme to steal $3.6 million from the now-defunct Minnesota Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) Program.
oig.hhs.gov

Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin, Inc. (Contract H5253) Submitted to CMS

Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, CMS makes monthly payments to MA organizations based in part on the health status of the enrollees being covered. To determine the health status of enrollees ...
oig.hhs.gov

Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That HumanaChoice (Contract H5216) Submitted to CMS

Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, CMS makes monthly payments to MA organizations based in part on the health status of enrollees being covered. To determine the health status of enrollees, ...
oig.hhs.gov

Man Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy with Annandale-Based Doctor to Illegally Distribute Promethazine-Codeine

ABINGDON, Va. – An Alabama man, who conspired with Dr. Rotimi Adegoke Illuyomade and others to illegally distribute promethazine-codeine solution, was sentenced today to one year of probation.