Defendants, Including Former Nursing Home Administrator, Agree to Pay a Total of $3.46 Million
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”), announced today that the United States has filed and settled a civil fraud lawsuit alleging that MORRIS PARK NURSING HOME (“MORRIS PARK”), a skilled nursing facility located in the Bronx, New York, engaged in two fraudulent and illegal schemes that violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. The first scheme involved cash payments made to a supervisor at a nearby hospital for patient referrals, and the second scheme involved switching residents’ Medicare coverage without their consent in order to increase the Medicare payments MORRIS PARK received. The United States’ complaint also names as defendants TZODIK WEINBERG, a/k/a “Justin Weinberg,” MORRIS PARK’s former Administrator, and MAIER ARM for their roles in the fraudulent conduct.
Under the settlement agreements approved by U.S. District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden, the estate of the owner of MORRIS PARK at the time of the conduct alleged in the Complaint will pay to the United States $2.85 million, WEINBERG will pay $495,000, and ARM will pay $115,000. Each defendant also made extensive factual admissions regarding their conduct. The settlement with the...
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