2003 Press Releases
December 9, 2003
Travers W. Paine, III Pled Guilty Yesterday
United States Attorney J. STROM THURMOND, JR., stated today that, TRAVERS W. PAINE, III, age 55, of Augusta, Georgia, pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Greenville, South Carolina, to Obstruction of a Federal Audit, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1516.
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December 2, 2003
Two Local Businessmen Indicted For Health Care Fraud Scheme
United States Attorney Michael Shelby announced today that a Monroe Saulter, 45, and Cornelius Hernandez, 32, both of McAllen, Texas have been indicted for conspiring to and engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare, and obstructing a federal audit.
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September 12, 2003
Frank Butts and Robert B. O'daniel Plead Guilty
United States Attorney J. STROM THURMOND, JR., stated today that, FRANK BUTTS, age 53, of Little Rock, Arkansas, South Carolina, and ROBERT B. O'DANIEL, age 59, of Fairhope, Alabama, pled guilty Wednesday, September 10, 2003, in federal court in Greenville, South Carolina.
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August 6, 2003
United States Obtains Record-Setting $54,000,000 Recovery Against Tenet Healthcare Corporation
United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today that his office has recovered a record-setting $54,000,000 against Redding Medical Center (RMC), Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Tenet HealthSystems Hospitals, Inc. (hereafter collectively "Defendants").
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July 25, 2003
Rickey M. Merrit pled guilty yesterday
United States Attorney J. STROM THURMOND, JR., stated today that, RICKEY M. MERRITT, age 53, of Greer, South Carolina, pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Greenville, South Carolina, to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
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July 17, 2003
Tenet Health System Hospitals, Inc. and Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Inc. Charged With Criminal Violations
United States Attorney Carol C. Lam announced today that a federal grand jury in San Diego has handed up a 17-count indictment charging Tenet Health System Hospitals, Inc. and Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Inc. with criminal violations relating to payments to physicians to induce them to refer patients to Alvarado Hospital.
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June 26, 2003
Largest Health Care Fraud Case In U.S. History Settled Hca Investigation Nets Record Total Of $1.7 Billion
HCA Inc. (formerly known as Columbia/HCA and HCA - The Healthcare Company) has agreed to pay the United States $631 million in civil penalties and damages arising from false claims the government alleged it submitted to Medicare and other federal health programs, the Justice Department announced today.
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May 13, 2003
Federal Grand Jury Indictment Against Harry McD. Clark
United States Attorney J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., announced today that on Tuesday, May 13, 2003, a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned an Indictment against Harry McD. Clark, of Fairhope, Alabama.
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March 17, 2003
IntegriGuard Opens New Operations in Topeka to Ensure Medicare Integrity
IntegriGuard, LLC, a Federally-designated Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Integrity Program, will open a new office in Topeka on March 17, 2003.
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