United States of America v. Goldfein et al

  1. November 21, 2024

    Health Exec Who Fled Gets 3 Years For $8M Medicare Scheme

    A home healthcare executive who led a scheme to defraud Medicare of nearly $8 million through fraudulent billing practices and who fled the country after his indictment has been sentenced to more than three years in prison, according to a judgment filed in Michigan federal court Wednesday.

  2. October 23, 2023

    Feds Fight Health Exec's Bid To Drop Medicare Fraud Charges

    The U.S. government told a Michigan federal judge Monday that it's improper for an owner of a home health care business to challenge the grand jury that indicted him in 2015 by asking that several charges related to unlawful Medicare billing be dropped prior to trial.

  3. October 04, 2023

    Health Co. Owner Says He Had 'No Part' In Medicare Fraud

    A home health care business owner asked a Michigan federal judge on Tuesday to release him from conspiracy charges alleging he, his company and Michigan physicians billed Medicare for fraudulent services, saying he was not knowingly involved in the scheme.

  4. May 26, 2017

    Medicare Fraudsters Get Nods For 4-Year Plea Deals

    A Michigan federal judge approved on Thursday plea deals for two Michigan doctors who pled guilty to conspiring to commit health care and wire fraud, backing roughly four-year sentences for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

  5. May 23, 2016

    Doctor Says Counts In $34M Medicare Fraud Are Duplicative

    A Michigan doctor facing Medicare fraud and illegal kickback charges asked a federal court Friday to dismiss two counts in his indictment, arguing they are indistinguishable from each other in violation of the double jeopardy clause.

  6. May 13, 2016

    Michigan Man Pleads Guilty For Role In $3.5M Medicare Fraud

    A Michigan man has pled guilty to his role in a potentially $3.5 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for home health care, chiropractic and psychotherapy services that were unnecessary or not provided, according to a filing in federal court on Thursday.