OIG - Office of Inspector General
10/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/21/2026 06:48
Maryland Man Convicted of $18.7M Medicare Fraud for Respiratory Testing Scheme Targeting Nursing Homes
Maryland Man Convicted of $18.7M Medicare Fraud for Respiratory Testing Scheme Targeting Nursing Homes
A federal jury in the District of Maryland convicted a laboratory owner yesterday for taking advantage of nursing homes that needed COVID-19 tests during the pandemic and fraudulently billing Medicare more than $18 million for other expensive respiratory tests that nursing home residents did not need, physicians did not order, and, in many cases, were never performed.
Action Details
- Date:Oct. 20, 2026, 8:20 a.m.
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- COVID-19,
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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