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There have been many dramatic Medicare fraud busts [/?s=medicaid+fraud#.V0MY3ZMrJ8c] in our area over the last few years, but few seem more ripe for television than the saga of Bay Medical [/tag/bay-medical/#.V0MOY5MrJ8c]. This week’s episode of CNBC’s “American Greed” [http://www.cnbcprime.com/
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Irina ShelikhovaThe 50-year-old leader of a massive $77 million Medicare fraud ring in Southern Brooklyn was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $36,241,545 to the government on Tuesday, announced United States Attorney Loretta Lynch. Irina Shelikhova was busted at John F. Kennedy
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“Don’t Gossip” (N.Vatolina, N. Desinov, 1941)A Staten Island doctor received over a dozen years in prison and an enormous $51 million penalty for his role in a Bath Beach medicare fraud scheme that saw the perpetrators spending lavishly on luxury cars, clothing and jewelry. SI Live is
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via New York PostA confessed Medicare scammer who swindled taxpayers out of $50 million through his Bath Beach medical clinic lived a life of luxury, spending millions on pricey sports cars and jewelry. Maksim “Max” Shelikhov, 29, pleaded guilty to ripping off the government-funded medical program now faces as
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Irina Shelikhova was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport after two years of hiding out in the Ukraine. She was the last fugitive wanted in the biggest Medicare fraud case [/feds-charge-three-area-medical-clinics-with-fraud/]ever. Shelikhova, who worked at Bay Medical Care in Bath Beach scammed
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(N.Vatolina, N. Desinov, 1941)A federal Medicare fraud task force has charged five individuals with conspiring to launder profits from defrauding Medicare at three local medical clinics. According to an FBI press release [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2011/brooklyn-medicare-fraud-strike-force-charges-12-individuals-