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Federal crackdown uncovers $135M Medicare surgery fraud scheme in California
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A major federal crackdown on healthcare fraud unfolded in Tarzana on Thursday, resulting in the arrests of chiropractor Dr. Hany Malek and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Harold Tabaie. The pair face an indictment charging them with running a $135 million scheme that billed Medicare for medically unneces…
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Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles charged more than a dozen alleged medical fraudsters, including doctors, for making bogus claims to government and private health care programs, including $1.6 billion billed in a sham rehab case called the largest of its type ever, officials announced today.
Federal prosecutors charged 15 people, including six medical professionals, in alleged health care fraud schemes involving more than $1.8 billion in claims. The cases include a massive sham substance-abuse treatment operation, unnecessary artery procedures that allegedly injured patients, and hospic…
Federal authorities announced charges against 15 people, including six medical professionals, accusing them of healthcare fraud schemes worth $2 billion, including sham substance abuse treatment programs, unnecessary medical procedures and bogus hospice services.
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced major charges against 15 people —including six medical professionals—for their alleged roles in California healthcare fraud schemes that collectively submitted $2 billion in fraudulent claims to public and private insurers.
The US Justice Department said it filed charges against 15 people in a massive health-care fraud scheme that allegedly resulted in $2 billion in bogus claims to both government and private health care programs, including for “sham” substance abuse and hospice treatments.
Federal authorities charged 15 people, including six medical professionals, in a sweeping Los Angeles-area health care fraud crackdown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Eight defendants were arrested Oct.
A major federal crackdown on healthcare fraud unfolded in Tarzana on Thursday, resulting in the arrests of chiropractor Dr. Hany Malek and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Harold Tabaie. The pair face an indictment charging them with running a $135 million scheme that billed Medicare for medically unneces…
Federal agents executed a sweeping takedown of medical fraud in Los Angeles, Thursday, arresting ten defendants—including six doctors—for allegedly bilking the government and private insurers […] Source
The largest substance-abuse treatment fraud case in DOJ history is part of a broader takedown targeting body brokers, kickbacks, and medically unnecessary procedures
Federal and California officials announced separate healthcare fraud crackdowns on Thursday, with federal prosecutors charging 15 people in cases alleging more than $2 billion in losses and state Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announcing charges and arrests against 103 providers accused of defraudin…
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - The Justice Department says the cases include a $1.6 billion sham addiction-treatment scheme, the largest of its kind it has ever prosecuted, plus bogus hospice and unnecessary artery procedure billing.
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