Hospice Owner Facing Imprisonment for Wage Fixing, Wire Fraud

A federal jury has convicted Eduardo Lopez, a former Nevada hospice executive, for his involvement in a wage-fixing conspiracy, as well as five counts of wire fraud. Potential sentencing includes several years of imprisonment and millions in criminal fees. Lopez in 2023 was charged with agreeing to suppress and eliminate competition for home health and […]

2 Charged in $54 Million Hospice, Health Care Fraud Case

Two individuals in California have been arrested for their roles in a $54 million scheme to defraud Medicare for hospice and diagnostic testing. One of the alleged perpetrators, Sophia Shaklian, has been charged with 16 counts of health care fraud and four for transactional money laundering. A second, Alex Alexsanian, is charged with one count […]

Former Hospice Executive Facing Federal Wage Fixing Charges

The U.S. Justice Department has indicted Eduardo Lopez, a former hospice executive and current senior vice president of a private equity firm, for violations of the Sherman Act. Lopez is charged with agreeing to “suppress and eliminate competition” for nursing services between March 2016 and May 2019, the U.S. Justice Department has indicated. The department […]