Mississippi Business Journal » insurance fraud http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hood: Ex-insurance agent gets jail time for fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/hood-ex-insurance-agent-gets-jail-time-for-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hood-ex-insurance-agent-gets-jail-time-for-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/hood-ex-insurance-agent-gets-jail-time-for-fraud/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:17:01 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=58394 MERIDIAN — A former insurance agent will spend time behind bars for fraud, according to Attorney General Jim Hood. The Attorney General’s Office Elisa Odom, 45, of Bailey pleaded guilty in Lauderdale County Circuit Court before Judge Lester Williamson to five counts of mail fraud and four counts of false pretense. She was sentenced on count [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/hood-ex-insurance-agent-gets-jail-time-for-fraud/feed/ 0 Chaney: State will receive nearly $1M from AIG settlement http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/08/chaney-state-will-receive-nearly-1m-from-aig-settlement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chaney-state-will-receive-nearly-1m-from-aig-settlement http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/08/chaney-state-will-receive-nearly-1m-from-aig-settlement/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:53:57 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=58376 JACKSON — Mississippi will receive nearly $1 million in fines, penalties and taxes from American International Group Inc. (AIG) and its workers’ compensation insurance affiliates, according to the Mississippi Insurance Department. The monies are a result of a 2010 settlement agreement in a multi-state market conduct examination of AIG for its writing and financial reporting [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/08/chaney-state-will-receive-nearly-1m-from-aig-settlement/feed/ 0 Appeals panel denies bond for doctor charged with chemo fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/26/appeals-panel-denies-bond-for-doctor-charged-with-chemo-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appeals-panel-denies-bond-for-doctor-charged-with-chemo-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/26/appeals-panel-denies-bond-for-doctor-charged-with-chemo-fraud/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:08:59 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=47704 SUMMIT — A federal appeals panel has upheld the denial of bond for a doctor charged in a chemotherapy fraud case that authorities say swindled millions from Medicaid and Medicare. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, founder of Rose Cancer Center in Summit, and two others are charged with numerous federal crimes for allegedly participating in a scheme [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/26/appeals-panel-denies-bond-for-doctor-charged-with-chemo-fraud/feed/ 0 Judge sets trial date for chemotherapy fraud case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/judge-sets-trial-date-for-chemotherapy-fraud-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-sets-trial-date-for-chemotherapy-fraud-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/judge-sets-trial-date-for-chemotherapy-fraud-case/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:02:32 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46806 SUMMIT — A federal judge has set a Feb. 7 trial date for a doctor and two others charged in a massive chemotherapy fraud case that authorities say swindled millions from Medicaid and Medicare. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, founder of Rose Cancer Center in Summit, and two others are charged with numerous federal crimes for allegedly [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/judge-sets-trial-date-for-chemotherapy-fraud-case/feed/ 0 Five more sentenced for healthcare insurance fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/28/five-more-sentenced-for-healthcare-insurance-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-more-sentenced-for-healthcare-insurance-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/28/five-more-sentenced-for-healthcare-insurance-fraud/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:12:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46530 BRANDON — Five women have been sentenced from three to eight years in prison for helping bilk the state out of more than $500,000 in a healthcare fraud scheme. The Clarion-Ledger reports the women were sentenced in Rankin County Circuit Court by Judge John Emfinger. So far, 11 people have pleaded guilty and been sentenced. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/28/five-more-sentenced-for-healthcare-insurance-fraud/feed/ 0 Three more plead guilty to health insurance fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/23/three-more-plead-guilty-to-health-insurance-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-more-plead-guilty-to-health-insurance-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/23/three-more-plead-guilty-to-health-insurance-fraud/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:26:37 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=46393 BRANDON — Three more defendants have entered guilty pleas concerning their role in an insurance fraud scheme involving the State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan, announced Attorney General Jim Hood. Fourteen people were charged in the case where three employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi were accused of conspiring with 11 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/23/three-more-plead-guilty-to-health-insurance-fraud/feed/ 2 Cancer doctor to plead not guilty to fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/21/cancer-doctor-to-plead-not-guilty-to-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cancer-doctor-to-plead-not-guilty-to-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/21/cancer-doctor-to-plead-not-guilty-to-fraud/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:44:08 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46267 SUMMIT — A Mississippi cancer doctor is expected to plead not guilty today to charges of diluting chemotherapy drugs and using old needles on patients. Dr. Meera Sachdeva is the 50-year-old founder of Rose Cancer Clinic in Summit. She’s scheduled for arraignment today in U.S. District Court in Jackson. Sachdeva’s attorney, Robert McDuff, says she [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/21/cancer-doctor-to-plead-not-guilty-to-fraud/feed/ 0 Five sentenced for insurance fraud scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/13/five-sentenced-for-insurance-fraud-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-sentenced-for-insurance-fraud-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/13/five-sentenced-for-insurance-fraud-scheme/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:33:32 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46003 BRANDON — Five people have been sentenced for their role in an insurance fraud scheme involving the State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan, according to Attorney General Jim Hood. Three employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi were accused of conspiring with 11 state employees. Six others have yet to plea or [...]

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