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Medicaid Fraud
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| December 2005 |
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In Illinois, a dentist was sentenced to 63 months in prison and
ordered to pay $827,000 in restitution and a $20,000 fine; he was found
guilty in a jury trial on charges of mail fraud and health care fraud.
The dentist performed unnecessary dental procedures on patients and
billed for services not performed or not performed as indicated.
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Physicians
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| December 2005 |
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In Washington D.C., a podiatrist was sentenced to 6 months home detention and ordered to pay
$30,000 in restitution for submitting false claims to Medicare. Investigation revealed that
the podiatrist billed Medicare for services such as surgery when he actually only provided
routine foot care. The podiatrist also submitted claims to Medicare for patients that he did
not treat at all.
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Child
Support Enforcement
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December 2005
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In Illinois, a man was sentenced to 22 months in prison, 1 year
supervised release and ordered to pay $59,000 in restitution for
failure to pay child support. In addition, after his release from
prison, the man must obtain full-time employment or work 20 hours
per week of community service until he secures a full-time job.
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