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Wound Graft Company Owners Sentenced for $1.2B Health Care Fraud and Agree to Pay $309M to Resolve Civil Liability Under the False Claims Act

In the first prosecution of its kind, the owners of several Arizona wound graft companies were sentenced to significant terms of incarceration for causing over $1.2 billion of false and fraudulent claims to be submitted to Medicare and other health insurance programs for medically unnecessary...

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2026 NADDI of Arizona Training Conference

The NADDI of Arizona Training Conference is an annual training that provides valuable tools and knowledge regarding current trends in the evolving illegal drug epidemic. This is the perfect training event designed for individuals working in the areas of law enforcement, state regulatory,...

 04-09-2026 | 07:30 - 17:00 MT
 Phoenix AZ

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AZ: AHCCCS makes changes to combat widespread fraud that reportedly cost Arizona $2.8 billion

Fraudulent sober living homes targeted vulnerable Native Americans to get state Medicaid money. Investigators claim many never provided promised services. The Arizona Attorney General called it one of the biggest scandals in state history. Reckless rehabilitation providers allegedly targeted...

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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

Largest Justice Department Health Care Fraud Takedown in History More than Doubles Prior Record of $6 Billion The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors,...

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AZ: Phoenix pastor among 22 charged in alleged $60M Medicaid scam, involving clients who were in jail or even dead

Medicaid fraud harms far more than just the patients bilked out of that taxpayer-funded aid. Just ask Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office has been conducting an investigation into a sober-living homes scandal that could reportedly cost the state billions of dollars. “This ...

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CEO of Health Care Software Company Convicted of $1B Fraud Conspiracy

A federal jury convicted the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx) for his role in operating a platform that generated false doctors’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs of more than $1 billion. According to court documents and evidence presented at...

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Flagstaff police arrest 16 for alleged drug trafficking

The Flagstaff Police Department announced Wednesday, May 14, that it had arrested 16 people as the culmination of a six-month, multi-agency drug trafficking investigation dubbed “Operation Street Sweeper.” There are active arrest warrants for an additional four individuals, the department...

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Dangerous carfentanil found in Tucson's drug supply

The Pima County Health Department has confirmed a dangerous new threat in Tucson's drug scene. On May 8, 2025, blue pills marked “M30” seized by the Tucson Police Department tested positive for carfentanil, a synthetic opioid much stronger than fentanyl and morphine. Authorities warn that...

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Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering Operation

Federal authorities have arrested 16 individuals and seized record-breaking quantities of fentanyl, cash, firearms, and vehicles across multiple states, dismantling one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organizations in U.S. history. “This historic drug seizure, led by the DEA...

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Four Pharmacists Sentenced for Roles in $13M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Conspiracy

Four pharmacy owners have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Pharmacist Raef Hamaed, of Maricopa County, Arizona, was sentenced on Jan. 8 to 10 years in prison; pharmacist Tarek Fakhuri, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced on Jan....