Florida Sisters Sentenced for Embezzling Over 4,000 from Employer

Kimberly Lovitt, 52, of Pace, Florida, and Amy Williams, 46, of Milton, Florida, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in embezzling over $844,000 from their employer. Lovitt received a 36-month sentence, while Williams was sentenced to 18 months. Both were convicted of wire fraud, money laundering, andContinue Reading

Gulfcoast Eye Care to Pay 5K Over Unnecessary Brain Scan Scheme

Gulfcoast Eye Care, an ophthalmology practice with offices in Pinellas Park, Palm Harbor, and St. Petersburg, has agreed to pay $615,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid through a kickback arrangement involving medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs). According to the U.S. Department of Justice,Continue Reading