Two Doctors, Including a Psychiatrist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Two Others Charged in Brooklyn as Part of Nationwide Medicare Strike Force Initiative
Four individuals, including two doctors, have been charged for their alleged participation in two separate schemes that falsely billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs for more than $17 million. The charges filed in Brooklyn, New York, are part of a nationwide takedown by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations that led to charges against 89 individuals for their alleged participation in schemes to collectively submit approximately $223 million in fraudulent claims.
Action Details
- Date:May 14, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions