USA v. Novak et al

  1. June 23, 2016

    'King Of Nursing Homes' Can't Duck Fraud Conviction: Judge

    An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday he won't acquit a Chicago doctor convicted of steering dozens of his elderly patients to one hospital in exchange for free labor from hospital staff, rejecting the doctor's argument that the arrangement falls within an exemption to the Medicare/Medicaid anti-kickback statute.

  2. June 14, 2016

    Judge Questions Jury's Conviction Of 'King Of Nursing Homes'

    The Illinois federal judge who oversaw the Anti-Kickback Statute trial of a doctor known as the "King of Nursing Homes" indicated he had questions about the doctor's conviction under the law Tuesday, asking prosecutors to explain why hospital staff paid to see his patients constituted remuneration for referrals.

  3. May 20, 2016

    No Kickback Loophole For 'King Of Nursing Homes,' Feds Say

    Prosecutors overseeing the case against a doctor known as the "king of nursing homes" fought his request for acquittal or a new trial Thursday, saying the doctor's acceptance of free labor from a hospital in exchange for patient referrals is a clear-cut violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.

  4. April 25, 2016

    'King Of Nursing Homes' Seeks New Trial Over Medicare Fraud

    The so-called "King of Nursing Homes," who in March became the fourth former Sacred Heart Hospital employee convicted for his role in a complex Medicare fraud scheme, told an Illinois federal court on Friday that he deserves acquittal or a new trial.

  5. March 04, 2016

    'King Of Nursing Homes' Convicted In Medicare Fraud Scam

    A Chicago doctor became the seventh former Sacred Heart Hospital employee to be convicted for his role in a multifaceted Medicare fraud scheme after an Illinois federal jury found him guilty Friday of accepting kickbacks for referring patients to the hospital.

  6. March 02, 2016

    'King Of Nursing Homes' Took Hospital Kickbacks, Jury Told

    Prosecutors and defense sparred over whether a doctor accused of steering hundreds of patients to a Chicago hospital as part of a kickback scheme was trying to help his patients or help himself as a five-week Medicare fraud trial wrapped up in Illinois federal court Wednesday.

  7. February 04, 2016

    Chicago Doc Wants Out Of Pending Jail Time Amid Appeal

    A Chicago doctor due to spend three months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud federal health programs at the city's now-defunct Sacred Heart Hospital asked an Illinois federal court Wednesday to let him stay free until his Seventh Circuit appeal is decided.

  8. January 28, 2016

    'King Of Nursing Homes' Medicare Fraud Trial Gets Started

    A doctor who allegedly steered hundreds of his sick and elderly patients to one Chicago hospital in a wide-ranging Medicare fraud and kickback scheme abused the trust of those in his care by putting his own interests before theirs, prosecutors told an Illinois federal jury Thursday.

  9. January 21, 2016

    Chicago Doctor Appeals Sentence In Massive Kickback Scam

    A Chicago doctor convicted of accepting kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals as part of an elaborate scheme to defraud federal health programs at the city's Sacred Heart Hospital appealed his three-month sentence to the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday.

  10. January 05, 2016

    Chicago Doctor Sentenced In Massive Kickback Scam

    A doctor convicted of accepting kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals as part of an elaborate scheme defrauding federal health programs at Chicago's Sacred Heart Hospital was sentenced to three months in prison Tuesday over prosecutors' objections.