412 Charged In Health Fraud Schemes Worth $1.3 Billion
More than 400 people have been charged with taking part in health care fraud and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in false billing, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday.
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More than 400 people have been charged with taking part in health care fraud and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in false billing, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday.
They promise to arrive at your front door with a winning sweepstakes check.
Several possible jurors were excused during the fraud trial of the man known as "Pharma Bro" after telling the judge the could not be impartial toward the former pharmaceutical CEO who raised the cost of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent.
A thief took a heck of a lot more than "12 steps" after leaving an AA meeting with a stolen wallet in hand to go on a shopping spree at Target.
A Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy accused of using his official position to aid an identity theft scheme has withdrawn his guilty plea in the case.
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty on Thursday of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students.
A prominent Florida eye doctor accused of political corruption was convicted of Medicare fraud Friday, making it more likely the feds could pressure him into testifying against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez.
The owner of a nursing home that housed 60 residents which had to be rescued after food ran out and trash piled up has pleaded guilty to stealing $667,000 from Medicaid then spending it on strippers and gambling among other things.
An Uber driver got caught up in an old school scam that nearly cost her a day's earnings.
The FBI is looking for a Florida man wanted for his alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in parts of the state.
A Ft. Lauderdale woman wants to be excluded from a proposed settlement with President Donald Trump over fraud allegations at his now-defunct Trump University so that she can sue in the future.
A Broward woman who ran several companies which claimed they would help their customers reduce their student loan debt has settled with the state.
The CEO of a Delray Beach rehab center is accused of paying more than $325,000 in kickbacks to sober home operators to bring in patients for treatment.
A young couple put on a real 'dog and pony show' at a boutique pet shop in Parkland before taking the store for more than a thousand dollars.
The use of chip-based credit cards in the U.S. was supposed to cut down on fraud and identity theft.
Two Hollywood residents who claimed to own millions of dollars in property in New York and Florida are facing a number of fraud charges.
In an effort to avoid paying the less than $2 tolls along Florida highways, an Apopka man could be facing a rather pricey punishment.
Police are looking for two men who assaulted and robbed a woman of thousands of dollars in a lottery scam.
A new scam making the rounds may have popped up in your email concerning a traffic citation.
As you rush to finish your holiday shopping, you may want to avoid using your debit card if you can.
It's hard not to notice when a $5 cream promises to make you look 15 years younger.
An old scam is making a comeback. It's called the 'overpayment scam' in which the criminals promise the victims money but end up ripping them off.
A former South Florida concert promoter who staged tours for major acts such as Elton John, the Rolling Stones, and Aerosmith is facing prison for what prosecutors say was a $200 million fraud scheme.
A federal jury has found that the City of Miami defrauded bond investors in 2009 by making the investments appear to be a better deal than they actually were.
A South Florida Man faces up to ten years in prison when he's sentenced later this year for his part in a $36 million affordable housing fraud.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
A Cuban truck driver has been found dead in Georgia more than a week after he disappeared while delivering a shipment to Florida, the FBI reports.
Photos show some of the highlights as King Charles III and Queen Camilla with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump during an official state visit to Washington, D.C.
A Delta flight from Miami to Atlanta had an unexpected start after a passenger's refusal to hang up their phone during takeoff got them kicked off the plane, officials say.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act that requires some states to create majority-minority districts.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
A Cuban truck driver has been found dead in Georgia more than a week after he disappeared while delivering a shipment to Florida, the FBI reports.
Photos show some of the highlights as King Charles III and Queen Camilla with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump during an official state visit to Washington, D.C.
A Delta flight from Miami to Atlanta had an unexpected start after a passenger's refusal to hang up their phone during takeoff got them kicked off the plane, officials say.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran.
Photos show some of the highlights as King Charles III and Queen Camilla with President Trump and first lady Melania Trump during an official state visit to Washington, D.C.
The votes happened hours after the Supreme Court narrowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court rule 6-3 in a decision that has implications for the scope of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts, including attempting to assassinate the president. The other two charges involved the use and transport of firearms.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.