Eleven residents of Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties are among more than 300 in the nation who have been accused of committing health-care fraud and a half-dozen area nursing homes resolved federal civil claims, all as part of Monday’s national “Health Care Fraud Takedown.”
Federal authorities charged 324 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud or illegal drug diversion schemes that involved the submission of over $14.6 billion in intended loss and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorneys have seized over $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles and other assets in connection with the takedown, officials said.
“Today’s record-setting Health Care Fraud Takedown sends a crystal-clear message to criminal actors, both foreign and domestic, intent on preying upon our most vulnerable citizens and stealing from hardworking American taxpayers: we will find you; we will prosecute you, and we will hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Make no mistake – this administration will not tolerate criminals who line their pockets with taxpayer dollars while endangering the health and safety of our communities.”
In the case involving the nursing homes, Villa Financial Services LLC, Villa Olympia Investment LLC, and six Detroit-area Villa nursing homes have agreed to pay $4.5 million to the federal and state governments to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by systematically failing to provide services to nursing home residents and/or providing materially and grossly substandard services to the residents…