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Doctor Admits Taking Bribes in Test-Referrals Scheme with New Jersey Clinical Lab

Newark, N.J. - A doctor with a family medicine practice in New Jersey admitted today to accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, N.J., its president and numerous associates, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Joel Fischgrund, 60, of Livingston, N.J., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler in Newark federal court to one count of accepting bribes.

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Action Details

  • Date:January 6, 2014
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions