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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 …
March 14, 2001
Manhattan Drug Rehab Physician Arrested For Prescription Abuse
… Dr. Rector wrote prescriptions for ARTC patients and other Medicaid recipients. Then instead of giving the prescriptions … drugs as Vicodin ES and Percocet. As a result, the Medicaid program paid the pharmacies over $2,200 for having … footing the bill for his own addiction. My Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will continue to aggressively ferret out …
March 15, 2001
Attorney General Recovers $2.3 Million In Settlement With Long Island Substance Abuse Treatment Center
… is based on an audit conducted by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). In reviewing the cost reports SCI … to various sporting events. Because SCI's inpatient Medicaid reimbursement rates are cost-based, the inclusion of …
March 16, 2001
Nurse's Aide Admits To Abusing 94-year-old Infirm Patient At Queens Nursing Home
… sends a clear message to all health care workers that my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will aggressively prosecute those who … Attorney General's New York City Regional Office of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, prosecuted the case. All cases …
March 15, 2001
Nurse's Aide Caught On Camera Stealing Money From Nightstand Of Buffalo Nursing Home Patient
… the Buffalo Regional Office of Attorney General Spitzer's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. All cases are handled under the direct …
March 09, 2001
Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty In Patient Abuse Case
… the Albany Regional Office of Attorney General Spitzer's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. All cases are handled under the direct …
March 23, 2001
Ontario County Adult Home Administrator Admits To Stealing $60,000 From Residents And Facility
… Rochester Regional Office of Attorney General Spitzer's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, prosecuted the case. All cases are filed …

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