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November 15, 2001
Manhattan Psychiatrist And Medicaid Recipient Charged With $50,000 Medicaid Fraud
… Manhattan Psychiatrist And Medicaid Recipient Charged With $50,000 Medicaid Fraud November 15, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today …
October 04, 2001
Operator Of Counseling Program Charged With Medicaid Fraud
… Operator Of Counseling Program Charged With Medicaid Fraud October 4, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer said today … for sex offenders has been charged with bilking the Medicaid system out of almost half a million dollars. Kenneth …
February 14, 2001
Managed Care Provider Pleads Guilty To $275,000 Medicaid Fraud
… Managed Care Provider Pleads Guilty To $275,000 Medicaid Fraud February 14, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … to stealing more than $275,000 from taxpayers through the Medicaid program. The clinics, which were subcontracted by an …
April 10, 2001
Capital-area Diagnostic And Treatment Center Admits To $350,000 Medicaid Fraud
… Diagnostic And Treatment Center Admits To $350,000 Medicaid Fraud April 10, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today announced … outpatient psychological counseling services provided to Medicaid patients. Lawyers for Comprehensive Clinical Center, …
February 27, 2001
Managed Care Provider Gets 1 To 3 Years In Jail For $275,000 Medicaid Fraud
… Care Provider Gets 1 To 3 Years In Jail For $275,000 Medicaid Fraud February 27, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … for stealing more than $275,000 from taxpayers through the Medicaid program. The clinics, subcontracted by an HMO doing …
May 31, 2001
Owner Of Rockland County Transportation Company Admits To $500,000 Medicaid Fraud
… Rockland County Transportation Company Admits To $500,000 Medicaid Fraud May 31, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today announced … have admitted to stealing more than $500,000 from the Medicaid program by fraudulently billing taxpayers for …
February 01, 2001
Long Island Ceo Gets Jail Time For $500,000 Medicaid Fraud
… Long Island Ceo Gets Jail Time For $500,000 Medicaid Fraud February 1, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … chief executive officer of a Bohemia company that managed Medicaid services for the developmentally disabled, has been …
April 06, 2001
Brooklyn Adult Care Provider Pleads Guilty In Nation's Largest Criminal Medicaid Fraud Case
… Care Provider Pleads Guilty In Nation's Largest Criminal Medicaid Fraud Case April 6, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer announced … is believed to be the nation's single largest criminal Medicaid fraud case. In December 1999, the Attorney General's …
January 23, 2001
Spitzer Recovers $1.3 Million For Medicaid Program
… Spitzer Recovers $1.3 Million For Medicaid Program January 23, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer … pharmacies to submit fraudulently inflated claims to the Medicaid program.   Spitzer said, "This settlement is a … Maldonado, Director of Attorney General Spitzer’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, said, "With Medicaid prescription costs …
November 06, 2001
Brooklyn Dentist Admits To $550,000 Dental Fraud
… Brooklyn Dentist Admits To $550,000 Dental Fraud November 6, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … that a Brooklyn dentist has admitted to a six-year Medicaid fraud scheme that cost taxpayers $550,000 for dental … as part of a citywide crackdown by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). In total, the eight …
May 18, 2001
Fifth Avenue Doctor Admits To $350,000 Medicaid Scam
… Fifth Avenue Doctor Admits To $350,000 Medicaid Scam May 18, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … Munoz also agreed to make restitution of $350,000 to the Medicaid program. Sentencing was set for July 5th. "Health care fraud is a problem that affects all Americans," said Spitzer. …
October 31, 2001
Lewis County Pharmacist Admits To Four Year Health Care Fraud
… Lewis County Pharmacist Admits To Four Year Health Care Fraud October 31, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … in Harrisville, has admitted to falsely billing the Medicaid program and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of … January 1997 and December 2000, Dooley submitted numerous Medicaid and Blue Cross/Blue Shield reimbursement claims, …
July 16, 2001
Owner Of Long Island Medicaid Management Company Charged With Stealing $65,000 From Taxpayers
… Owner Of Long Island Medicaid Management Company Charged With Stealing $65,000 … has been charged with stealing more than $65,000 from the Medicaid program by falsifying the extent of services that … "This investigation and prosecution by my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit drives home our message that we will …
September 06, 2001
Brooklyn Psychiatrist Charged With $100,000 Fraud Following Undercover Probe
… Brooklyn Psychiatrist Charged With $100,000 Fraud Following Undercover Probe September 6, 2001 Attorney … taxpayers by inflating the amount of time she spent with Medicaid patients. In some cases, the billings were for days … psychotherapy sessions of more than 37 minutes to various Medicaid recipients when, in fact, the visits were far …
May 11, 2001
Long Island Nurse Pads Work Hours In Home Health Care Fraud
… Long Island Nurse Pads Work Hours In Home Health Care Fraud May 11, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today announced … said Spitzer. "This investigation and prosecution by my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit drives home our message: If you … fraudulently submitted reimbursement claims to the Medicaid program that overstated the extent of home health …
January 11, 2001
Monroe County Doctor Admits To Cheating Medicaid And Blue Cross/blue Shield
… Monroe County Doctor Admits To Cheating Medicaid And Blue Cross/blue Shield January 11, 2001 Attorney … gynecology has admitted to intentionally defrauding the Medicaid program and Blue Cross/Blue Shield by double billing … Regional Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. All cases are handled under the direct …
August 08, 2001
Bronx Doctor Charged With $360,000 Medicaid Theft
… Bronx Doctor Charged With $360,000 Medicaid Theft August 8, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … alleging that he had performed examinations on various Medicaid patients. Dr. Gupta, in fact, did not perform any … City Regional Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, is prosecuting the case. All cases are …
October 25, 2001
Long Island Nurse Pleads Guilty In $125,000 Home Health Care Fraud
… Island Nurse Pleads Guilty In $125,000 Home Health Care Fraud October 25, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … to stealing more than $50,000 from taxpayers by billing Medicaid for thousands of hours of home health care services … in 1998 to provide primary nursing care to a 13-year-old Medicaid recipient who had sustained permanent and extensive …
November 20, 2001
Attorney General Recovers $300,000 From 4 N.y.c. Hospitals For Medicaid Double-billings
… General Recovers $300,000 From 4 N.y.c. Hospitals For Medicaid Double-billings November 20, 2001 Attorney General … to taxpayers as a result of having double-billed the Medicaid program for providing therapy services to patients. … An investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) revealed that the hospitals had …
July 13, 2001
Long Island Nurse Submits Phony Timesheets In $125,000 Home Health Care Fraud
… Submits Phony Timesheets In $125,000 Home Health Care Fraud July 13, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today announced … practical nurse for stealing more than $125,000 by billing Medicaid for thousands of hours of home health care services … assigned to provide primary nursing care to a 13-year-old Medicaid recipient, who had sustained permanent and extensive …
February 28, 2001
Rochester Nurse Submits Phony Timesheets In $43,000 Home Health Care Fraud
… Nurse Submits Phony Timesheets In $43,000 Home Health Care Fraud February 28, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today … Spitzer thanked CCR for referring the matter to his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). He noted that CCR has repaid the Medicaid Program the $43,397 it had received from claims …
July 27, 2001
Long Island Nurse Admits To Padding Work Hours In Home Health Care Fraud
… Nurse Admits To Padding Work Hours In Home Health Care Fraud July 27, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer today announced … fraudulently submitted reimbursement claims to the Medicaid program that overstated the hours and days of home … palsy. In total, Tushaj-Duran received more than $4,600 in Medicaid funds to which she was not entitled. Spitzer noted …
July 23, 2001
Attorney General Recovers $1.7 Million From 77 Hospitals Across The State For Medicaid Overbillings
… $1.7 Million From 77 Hospitals Across The State For Medicaid Overbillings July 23, 2001 Attorney General Spitzer … taxpayers. An investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) revealed that the hospitals …
March 14, 2001
Attorney General Recovers $670,000 In Settlement With Ulster County Alcoholism Treatment Center
… is based on an audit conducted by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). In reviewing the Medicaid billing records for Veritas Villa, the audit …
March 27, 2001
Long Island Pharmacy Owner Admits To "phanton Drug" Scam
… $50,000 from taxpayers by fraudulently billing the State Medicaid program for expensive AIDS medications that he never … plea, Cestari has made full restitution of $88,150 to the Medicaid program. Sentencing is set for May 30, 2001. Spitzer … said, "This investigation and prosecution by my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit drives home our message: If you are …

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