Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
Press Releases
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER OBTAINS RECORD STATE PRISON SENTENCE FOR MEDI-CAL FRAUD Jury Convicts Key Player in Crime Ring that Stole More than $20 Million
May 6, 2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES THE MONTH OF MAY AS ELDER AND DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH
May 3, 2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER AND LEGISLATORS UNVEIL BI-PARTISAN, 10-POINT PLAN TO FIGHT MEDI-CAL FRAUD
April 21, 2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SURPRISE NURSING HOME INSPECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA "Operation Guardians" Prompts Better Care for Elderly and Dependent Adults
January 21, 2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES $2.9 MILLION IN RESTITUTION, PRISON SENTENCE FOR MEDI-CAL FRAUD
Case Raises Amount of Court -Ordered Restitution and Fines to $100 Million Since 1999
October 21, 2003
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER OBTAINS LONGEST PRISON SENTENCE FOR MEDI-CAL FRAUD IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY
Head of Organized Crime Ring That Stole Over $20 Million Receives 16 Years in Prison
September 8, 2003
GUIDE TO PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
Publication Provides Tips For Detecting and Reporting Elder Abuse
June 26, 2003
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER FILES MEDI-CAL FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST GLENDALE "PHARMACY" AND DOCTORS
Also Charges Seven Defendants with ID Theft, Money Laundering and Grand Theft
June 19, 2003
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING MEDI-CAL DENTAL PROGRAM FRAUD
March 14, 2003
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ACCUSES TWO MAJOR DRUG COMPANIES OF INFLATING PRICES, CHEATING CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS
January 7, 2003
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ADVOCATES FOR THE ELDERLY RELEASE CONSUMER GUIDE ON PREVENTING AND REPORTING ELDER ABUSE
January 2, 2003
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER HONORED BY ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD SPECIALISTS
December 17, 2002
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER, SANTA BARBARA D.A. SNEDDON ANNOUNCE MAJOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST NATION'S LARGEST NURSING HOME CHAIN
August 1, 2002
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER FILES MEDI-CAL FRAUD CHARGES FOR MAJOR MULTI-STATE SCHEME TO STEAL HEALTH CARE FUNDS
June 26, 2002
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES ILLEGAL SCHEME TO SELL NURSE ASSISTANT LICENSES SHUT DOWN BY MULTI-AGENCY "OPERATION SAFE CARE"
May 16, 2002
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES MEDI-CAL FRAUD CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
April 23, 2002
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES CRIMINAL CONVICTION OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR FOR ELDER ABUSE
April 19, 2002
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST LARGEST PROVIDER OF NURSING HOME CARE IN CALIFORNIA
October 4, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER RECEIVES FEDERAL AWARD FOR COMBATING MEDI-CAL FRAUD, ELDER ABUSE
Recognition for Performance by Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
September 12, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST OWNER OF NURSING HOMES
August 15, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES ARREST OF 21 TO BREAK UP ALLEGED ELDER CARE FRAUD RING OPERATING IN FOUR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
Action Taken Before Any Harm To Nursing Home Residents
May 10, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ISSUES REPORT ON FIRST YEAR OF SURPRISE NURSING HOME INSPECTIONS
Operation Guardians Making a Difference, Prompting Nursing Home Improvements
April 17, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ISSUES REPORT ON FIRST YEAR OF SURPRISE NURSING HOME INSPECTIONS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Operation Guardians Making a Difference, Prompting Nursing Home Improvements
April 16, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CALIFORNIA NURSING HOME OWNER-OPERATORS
Seeks Court-Ordered Improvements for Facilities in Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin Counties
April 5, 2001
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES "OPERATION GUARDIANS" IN ALAMEDA COUNTY TO COMBAT ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF ELDERLY IN NURSING HOMES
Surprise Inspections Part of New State, Local, Federal Partnership
August 1, 2000
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES ARRESTS OF SIX SUPSPECTS IN SOPHISTICATED $1.4 MILLION MEDI-CAL FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME
July 6, 2000
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES FOUR ARRESTS, TWO
CONVICTIONS IN CRACKDOWN ON MEDI-CAL FRAUD BY BLOOD LABORATORIES
June 5, 2000
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER BRINGS DEPARTMENT'S FIRST-EVER ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST NURSING HOME FOR ALLEGED ELDER ABUSE AND FRAUD
Former Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor Was Nursing Home Victim
May 10, 2000
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES “OPERATION GUARDIANS” TO COMBAT ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF ELDERLY CALIFORNIANS IN NURSING HOMES
Surprise Inspections Part of New State, Local, Federal Partnership
March 27, 2000
ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER, STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR BONTÁ ANNOUNCE NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST MEDI-CAL FRAUD
Special Fraud Alert Warns of Physician Identity Thefts For False Claims
December 29, 1999
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