Hellacious Health Care Fraud Cases of the Week (III)

A fresh crop of miscreants -- some charged, some convicted, some sentenced. It's hard to quantify, but the continuing tidal wave of fraud enforcement actions leads me to question the deterrent effect claimed by criminal law theorists. Or it may be that criminal liability deters penny ante stuff but when the payoff is in the millions, the possibility of some time in jail may pale in comparison the the potential gain.

Two Jacksonville Compounding Pharmacies And Their Owner Agree To Pay At Least $7.4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (June 15, 2023; U.S. Department of Justice) Three Defendants Plead Guilty In Personal Care Attendant Fraud Cases (June 15, 2023; Massachusetts Attorney General) Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $4.7 Million Health Care Conviction (June 14, 2023; North Carolina Attorney General) Carr: Hart County Man Indicted For Elder Exploitation (June 14, 2023; Georgia Attorney General) Office Of The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Sends Owner Of Home Health Company To Prison For 57 Months For $1.4 Million Fraud Scheme (June 13, 2023; Texas Attorney General) Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Arrest Of Kershaw Co. Man For Exploitation Of A Vulnerable Adult (June 13, 2023; South Carolina Attorney General) TennCare Fraud Investigation Leads To Arrest In Memphis(June 9, 2023; Tennessee Attorney General)