La. U.S. Attorney: Jury Convicts Hospice Owner for Defrauding Medicare
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release:
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 6, 2023, a federal jury convicted SHIVA AKULA, age 67, of New Orleans, of health care fraud related to fraudulent claims billed to Medicare. AKULA owned and oversaw the day-to-day operations of Canon Healthcare, LLC, a hospice facility with offices in the New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, Co . . .
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 6, 2023, a federal jury convicted SHIVA AKULA, age 67, of New Orleans, of health care fraud related to fraudulent claims billed to Medicare. AKULA owned and oversaw the day-to-day operations of Canon Healthcare, LLC, a hospice facility with offices in the New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, Co . . .