CVS ordered to pay $36.5 million for defrauding Medicaid
June 10, 2026
CVS will pay $36.5 million after being found to have overbilled Medicaid for insulin prescriptions in a multistate fraud settlement.
CVS will pay $36.5 million after being found to have overbilled Medicaid for insulin prescriptions in a multistate fraud settlement.
Xponential Fitness will pay nearly $4 million after New York AG found it misled franchise owners about studio opening timelines.
“SNAP remains a vital lifeline in the fight against food insecurity. We cannot sit by while scammers prey on our neighbors,” Reynoso said.
Journalist Adam Penenberg examines how AI, misinformation and flawed studies are eroding trust in science and spreading unreliable research.
Six defendants were arraigned in Brooklyn in an alleged $11 million pandemic relief fraud and construction loan scheme.
Between 2020 and 2022, John Bolden schemed to work with more than 65 of his clients to fraudulently obtain PPP funds.
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER Terry Rozier is accused of accepting a $70,000 bribe to leave a basketball game early.
Scammers are sending out messages to the general public threatening arrest, license suspension or debt collection.
Russian crime ring members were sentenced in Brooklyn federal court for a $2B prescription fraud scheme targeting U.S. insurers.
CALIFORNIA MAN Anthony Santamaria, 33, was sentenced on Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court to 10 years in prison.
“When someone turns a company’s financial systems into their personal slush fund, we will unwind every transaction,” Chavis said.
TWO MEN, INCLUDING a former Kings County Supreme Court justice, were on Tuesday charged with orchestrating real estate fraud schemes.
A BROOKLYN-BASED CLOTHING COMPANY has settled with the government over allegations that it fraudulently applied for pandemic relief loans.
Erwin Bankowski, 50, and Karolina Bankowska, 26, both of Lawrence, NJ, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.
“Unlike a fine vintage that improves over time, the defendant will spend years in prison to reflect on his fraudulent wine scheme.”
Executive sentenced to 12 years for laundering over $300 million linked to transnational drug cartels through shell companies.
Former iLearningEngines CEO and CFO charged with fraud scheme that allegedly used fake clients and revenue to mislead investors and lenders.
Carmine Agnello pleaded guilty in federal court on Long Island to defrauding the Small Business Administration.
They were charged with operating a continuing financial crimes enterprise, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The bipartisan SNAP fraud prevention bill would amend the administrative code to create a SNAP Anti-Fraud Officer position.
From June 2021 through August 2023, the two men worked with others to steal parcels containing the checks, valued at more than $4 million.
The defendant, Catalina Corona, 62, confessed to wire fraud and faces up to 30 years in prison, as well as restitution and fines.
Officials warn of sophisticated online investment scams using fake ads and platforms, urging vigilance and reporting of suspicious activity.
Former leaders of a Brooklyn nonprofit were indicted for embezzling $1.3M and steering contracts in alleged bribery and kickback schemes.
Hydol is charged in a felony complaint with three counts of second-degree grand larceny and one count of first-degree scheme to defraud.
“For years, the defendants brazenly lied to investors all over the country about the fees associated with their investments.”
All three defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Brooklyn financial advisor Marat Likhtenstein was indicted for allegedly stealing $852K from five investors in a Ponzi scheme.
Citizens of many affected countries learned techniques to help protect the integrity of their elections that may be helpful to Americans.
A former NYPD detective pleaded guilty to conspiring in a PPP fraud scheme that used false documents to secure pandemic relief funds.
Court filings allege that the defendants misrepresented themselves as immigration lawyers and operated a fictitious immigration law firm.
A TEXAS ORGANIZATION billing itself as a “health care sharing ministry” must pay a $250,000 penalty to New York state.
Erlene King, age 72, pleaded guilty last year; King sent $25,000 to “straw donors,” who gave the money back to the campaign.
SafeMoon CEO Braden Karony was sentenced to 100 months for defrauding investors through crypto fraud, with $7.5M forfeited to victims.
Former Queens Defenders director Lori Zeno pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for embezzling nonprofit funds for luxury goods and trips.
A BROOKLYN investment adviser settled fraud claims brought by the SEC over a $4.1M scheme targeting the Russian-American Jewish community.