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Stephen Timothy Wells, the owner of physical therapy clinic Oahu Spine and Rehab, was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay almost $400,000 in restitution for health care fraud. Wells used individuals not trained in physical therapy to provide physical therapy services to patients. He billed programs as though the services hadContinue reading “Physical Therapy Owner Sentenced”

If you’re a servicemember, you’re probably used to moving around every few years. Whether you’re moving a few states away or to another country, you might need to break a lease, sell a car, or redirect your mail to a new address — all things involving your personal information. While planning your next big move,Continue reading “Protect your personal information, no matter where military life takes you”

Jordan is a star athlete and homecoming king who is packing for a beach vacation when he receives a message on Instagram. The account is of an attractive girl named Dani. Jordan exchanges flirty messages with her, and eventually, she convinces him to send an explicit photo of himself. That’s when everything changes. Dani threatensContinue reading “Sextortion Scam Targeting Michigan Teen Ends in Tragedy”

Being able to sit in your PJs all day while you work from home with a schedule you set for yourself sounds great, right? Today, there are more and more opportunities to work for a multi-level marketing company and do just that.  Many of us are getting our social media news feeds bogged down withContinue reading “Avoiding pyramid schemes”

The Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 state attorneys general’s offices across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving over $14.6 billionContinue reading “Largest Health Care Fraud Takedown in History Announced”

Chances are, you’ve gotten a scam text about unpaid toll charges or know someone who has. Now scammers are going even further and pretending to be the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) from states all over the country. They insist that you pay for an “overdue traffic ticket” and threaten to suspend your driving privileges (among otherContinue reading “That text about an overdue traffic ticket is probably a scam”

Older Americans reported nearly $4.9 billion stolen through fraud last year, with an average loss of $83,000, according to the latest annual FBI report. That’s a stunning 43 percent more than last year. Adults 60 and older also submitted the most complaints of any age group (more than 147,000). (Read More)

If you have water damage to your floors or just a pet accident, you might be looking for a carpet cleaner. Regular carpet cleaning can extend the life of your carpet as well as get rid of tough stains. Most carpet manufacturers recommend having carpet professionally cleaned every 12-18 months, depending on how much foot trafficContinue reading “Dirty carpet? What to know before you hire a carpet cleaning service”

Dr. Sophie Toya was sentenced to four years in prison for a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme in which elderly and disabled patients were sent thousands of orthotic braces that they did not need. Court documents and trial evidence show that Toya prescribed as many as 136 braces in a day, 12 braces for aContinue reading “Doctor Sentenced for Fraud Scheme”