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Equipment Company Owners Get 12 Years

By Mario Shtika | 12/21/2021 | 0

Beneficiaries were convinced to accept braces they didn’t want.

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Four Indicted in International Telemedicine Scheme

By Mario Shtika | 12/15/2021 | 0

The scheme involved compound medications and durable medical equipment.

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Woman Sentenced in Fraud Scheme

By Mario Shtika | 12/15/2021 | 0

Documents say two of them sold Medicare patients’ personal and medical data.

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Doctors Sentenced to a Combined 23 Years in Prison

By Mario Shtika | 12/10/2021 | 0

They illegally admitted patients who were not appropriate for hospice.

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Office Manager Admits Embezzling from Clients

By Mario Shtika | 12/10/2021 | 0

She created a fraudulent PayPal account to bill victims’ credit cards.

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Doctor Sentenced in $13 Million Scheme

By Mario Shtika | 12/02/2021 | 0

He wrote thousands of fraudulent orders.

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Caregivers Can Learn to Spot Health Scams

By Mario Shtika | 12/01/2021 | 0

Dishonest companies will say almost anything to get you to buy.

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Former Medical Lab Sales Rep Pleads Guilty

By Mario Shtika | 11/23/2021 | 0

She collected DNA samples at health fairs.

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Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

By Mario Shtika | 11/23/2021 | 0

He performed unnecessary surgical procedures on patients.

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Telemarketing Owners Sentenced to Prison

By Mario Shtika | 11/12/2021 | 0

Company targeted elderly for unnecessary equipment and genetic testing orders.

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