December 21, 2006
… New Record For Medicaid Fraud Recoveries December 21, 2006 Deputy Attorney General … today announced that Attorney General Spitzer’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has secured record levels of … million for the Medicaid program and other victims of fraud. This information was included in a report made to the …
October 25, 2006
… State Investigation Reveals Widespread Medicaid Fraud October 25, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer and State Medicaid Inspector General Kimberly OConnor today announced …
January 19, 2006
… "martin Act" Proposed To Crack Down On Medicaid Fraud January 19, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today proposed new Medicaid fraud legislation modeled after the statute he used to bring … removes limitations that hamper prosecution of health care fraud. "New York State has been a national leader in the …
June 21, 2006
… Statement Of Attorney General Spitzer On Proposed Medicaid Fraud Legislation June 21, 2006 One of my top legislative … enhance the detection, investigation, and prosecution of Medicaid fraud. The bill that the Legislature is expected to …
June 09, 2006
… Two Rochester Area Social Service Workers Charged With Medicaid Fraud June 9, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today announced … One defendant was convicted for fraudulently causing Medicaid to pay for services that were not provided and the …
March 13, 2006
… General Eliot Spitzer Regarding The State Senate's Medicaid Fraud Bill March 13, 2006 The Medicaid fraud bill that the state Senate is considering …
August 24, 2006
… Yonkers Treatment Program To Repay Medicaid $1.4 Million August 24, 2006 Attorney General … treatment program, has agreed to repay the New York State Medicaid Program more than $1.4 million it improperly … investigation conducted by the Attorney Generals Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) revealed that the Maitri Center …
May 22, 2006
… Statement By Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding Medicaid Reform Legislation May 22, 2006 "I am disappointed … Legislature still has not done anything to crack down on Medicaid fraud. The Legislature should pass the Martin Act for Health …
May 09, 2006
… Madison County Nurse Sentenced For Theft From Medicaid Program May 9, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today … years in connection with her theft of $365,000 from the Medicaid Program by billing for home nursing services which … said Attorney General Spitzer. "Last year, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) recovered a record setting $219 …
May 11, 2006
… Former Irondequoit Dentist Guilty Of Bilking Medicaid May 11, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer announced … Degree, in County Court, admitting that he defrauded the Medicaid program. The Superior Court Information, filed with … "During federal fiscal year 2005, my offices Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) recovered a record setting $219 …
February 01, 2006
… Queens Livery Company Owner Guilty Of Medicaid Theft February 1, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer … for submitting claims for livery services provided to Medicaid recipients that his company had never provided. The … Assistant Attorney General Debra Glatt of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit's New York Office is prosecuting the case. …
March 23, 2006
… Rehabilitation Program Repays Millions To Medicaid March 23, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today … corporation has paid nearly $3 million to New York's Medicaid program to settle allegations that it had, under its … billing practices by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. That audit revealed that LIHI: Billed …
December 06, 2006
… Dental Office Manager Guilty Of Medicaid Larceny December 6, 2006 New York State Attorney … in Monroe County Court on charges that she bilked the Medicaid program by billing for dental exams that were not … Regional Director of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. He is assisted by Senior Special …
January 03, 2006
… Western New York Pharmacy Pays State $2 Million In Medicaid Probe January 3, 2006 Parkview Health Services, Inc. … to resolve allegations that it improperly over-supplied Medicaid recipients with more pharmaceuticals than they … by law. "My office is working aggressively to combat fraud and abuse throughout the Medicaid system. In this case, …
March 28, 2006
… Two Long Island Providers Settle Medicaid Audits March 28, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today announced that two Long Island Medicaid providers have agreed to pay $854,000 to resolve investigations being conducted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ("MFCU"). In the first case Dr. Simon …
May 17, 2006
… Bronx County Nursing Home Owner Indicted For $3 Million Medicaid Larceny May 17, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today … Abe Zelmanowicz for stealing more than $3 million from the Medicaid program. In addition to criminal charges, the … Spitzer noted that the case demonstrated how Medicaid fraud is not only a matter of phantom patients and …
March 23, 2006
… Company Ends Investigation Into Drug Pricing For State Medicaid Program N River March 23, 2006 New York State … settlement team headed by an attorney from New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ("MFCU"), joined with the federal …
June 29, 2006
… Long Island Business Owner Charged With $168,000 Medicaid Larceny June 29, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today … Larceny in the Second Degree for fraudulently obtaining Medicaid payments for home repairs delivered to Medicaid … Buonpastore, Director of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit's Long Island Regional Office, is …
December 15, 2006
… Dentist And Spouse Charged With Stealing From Medicaid December 15, 2006 Attorney General Spitzer today … been charged with stealing more than $250,000 from the Medicaid program. In addition to criminal charges, the … Assistant Attorney General Dana A. Roth, of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s Pearl River Regional Office, is …
February 02, 2006
… Mezil-Thomas's assistance, submitted numerous claims to Medicaid in which she knowingly overstated the extent of home … Vosper and Mezil-Thomas shared over $35,000 in fraudulent Medicaid proceeds. In attempting to cover up the fraud, Vosper also made false entries in her daily nursing …
March 31, 2006
… any provisions to strengthen the states ability to combat Medicaid fraud. New York spends over $44 billion on Medicaid each year, and although my office has vastly …
December 31, 2006
… people and businesses defrauding state programs such as Medicaid. Two critical events taking effect in the New Year, … the potential of criminal indictments by prosecutors. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program, and the new … percent increase of its share from any successful Medicaid fraud litigation to the federal government. New York, which …
June 14, 2006
… reform. The two most important ways to enhance our Medicaid fraud laws are through the adoption of a Martin Act for … the State's ability to uncover, investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud, and recover stolen taxpayer dollars. The …
March 17, 2006
… a Registered Nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing from the Medicaid Program by billing for services she never provided to a child Medicaid recipient. Appearing on March 9, 2006 before Judge … of Health for referring the case to the Medicaid Fraud Unit and the United HealthCare Insurance Company of New …
March 02, 2006
… and federal proceedings to stealing nearly $2 million from Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance companies. Glenn … Court Judge Michael A. Telesca to one count of health care fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section … was scheduled for June 1, 2006. "The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is committed to ensuring that …
