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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU)

News Releases

2013

• March 22 - Owners of Woodbridge home health care business sentenced to 121 months for $2.1 million in health care fraud

• March 21 - Former Saltville Rescue Squad president sentenced for fraudulently billing Medicare more than $1.6 million

• February 27 - Attorney General Cuccinelli announces settlement with Texas-based pharmaceutical manufacturer for illegal marketing of Xenaderm

• February 22 - Former Roanoke doctor convicted of drug distribution charges

• February 20- Suffolk home health care services provider pleads guilty to $294,000 in Medicaid fraud

• January 30 - Danville woman pleads guilty to stealing social security benefits

• January 11 - Owners of Woodbridge home health business convicted for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft

• January 10 - 2013 Legislative Agenda of Attorney General Cuccinelli

2012

• December 17 - Ex-staffing manager of Suffolk home health care services provider sentenced to 10 months in prison for altering records to conceal Medicaid fraud

• November 13 - Richmond-based mental health provider sentenced to 48 months for health care fraud

• October 23 - Attorney general returns another $3.3 million in Medicaid fraud recovery to General Fund

• October 5 - Attorney general returns nearly $4 million in Medicaid fraud recovery to General Fund

• ctober 2 -  Sentencing in Abbott Labs Depakote case: Judge approves $1.5 billion settlement to resolve complaints of off-label promotion of drug

• September 18 - Provider of home health services pleads guilty to $630,000 in Medicaid fraud

• August 28 - Attorney general returns another $8.6 million in Medicaid fraud recovery to General Fund

• August 13 -Mental health service provider pleads guilty to Conspiracy to commit health care fraud

• June 29 - Owners of Woodbridge home health business indicted for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft

• June 12 - Richmond marketing company owner sentenced to 37 months in prison for receiving more than $545,000 in Medicaid kickbacks

• June 4 - Cuccinelli, MacBride announce sentencing of Richmond in-home therapy provider for $325,000 in Medicaid fraud

• May 7 - Abbott Labs to pay $1.5 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations of off-label promotion of Depakote.

• May 7 - Attorney General Cuccinelli announces $100 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories

2011

• March 10 - Health Care of Virginia, Owner, and Two Employees Indicted

• September 9 - Woodbridge Woman Convicted of Defrauding Medicaid of Nearly $1 Million

• October 27 - Attorney General Cuccinelli hosts national training seminar on health care fraud and elder abuse

• December 2 - Woodbridge woman sentenced to 51 months for defrauding Medicaid of nearly $1 million

• December 20 - Former office manager for personal care agency pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

2010

• June 24 - Chesterfield Mental Health Service Provider Convicted of Health Care Fraud

• August 20 - Richmond health care provider sentenced for defrauding Medicaid

• September 17 - Chesterfield Mental Health Service Provider Sentenced for Health Care Fraud

• October 22 - Woodbridge Business Owner Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid a Second Time

Elder Abuse and Neglect

2012

• May 7 - Cuccinelli announces guilty verdict of group home owner responsible for abuse, neglect, and death of intellectually disabled victim

2010

• May 17 - Nursing Home Caregiver Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Residents

Office of the Attorney General
Commonwealth of Virginia 2012