A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing...
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IL: Wilmette retail thefts lead to multimillion-dollar bust of ‘sophisticated’ scheme, police say

Healthcare Rx Drug Diversion – Supply Chain Criminal Enterprise A yearlong investigation resulted in eight arrests on Thursday, Oct....
IL: Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced for $6.7 Million Health Care Fraud

Healthcare Facility Fraud – Home Health Companies Two Illinois home health care company owners were sentenced yesterday as part...
IL: Federal Health Care Fraud Charge Filed against Suburban Chicago Physician

Healthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Healthcare Fraud A suburban Chicago physician prescribed opioids to patients without a medical...
GA: Georgia assistant principal gets 2-year sentence for role in drug scheme

Healthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Pill Mill Operation A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Savannah,...
New Drug Trend – Xylazine A study from last week’s MMWR examined xylazine-related deaths in Cook County, Illinois, between 2017 and 2021....
IL: “Glizzy Gang” Members Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, Distribution of Heroin, and Firearms Offenses

Four individuals engaged in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in the Quad Cities were sentenced on December 16, 2021,...
Etodesnitazene — New Synthetic Opioid Identified During Forensic Death Investigations in the United States and Canada

Purpose: The objective of this announcement is to notify public health and safety, law enforcement, first responders, clinicians, medical...
OH: Former Toledo Physician Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Drugging Victims

The defendant meticulously planned his attacks, including which controlled substances to pull from his medical office so that he...
IL: Belleville Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Drugs from Elderly Patients

A Belleville nurse, Angela Mohler, 40, pled guilty to five counts of obtaining drugs by fraud on Wednesday, October...