medicaid fraud

Jun
22
Feds Uncover $38 Million Medicaid Scam At Sheepshead & Gravesend Clinics

Feds Uncover $38 Million Medicaid Scam At Sheepshead & Gravesend Clinics

Bensonhurst Mega Medical Care at 2761 Bath Ave (Source: Google Maps)Five people were charged Monday with orchestrating a $38
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Jun
22
Feds Uncover $38 Million Medical Scam At Southern Brooklyn Clinics

Feds Uncover $38 Million Medical Scam At Southern Brooklyn Clinics

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Five people were charged Monday
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Jun
16
Flophouse Operator, Already Accused Of Medicaid Fraud, Charged With Illegally Evicting Tenants

Flophouse Operator, Already Accused Of Medicaid Fraud, Charged With Illegally Evicting Tenants

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Prosecutors filed additional charges Wednesday
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May
23
Mother & Son At Center Of Bath Beach Medicare Fraud Scheme To Be Featured on ‘American Greed’ Thursday

Mother & Son At Center Of Bath Beach Medicare Fraud Scheme To Be Featured on ‘American Greed’ Thursday

There have been many dramatic Medicare fraud busts [/?s=medicaid+fraud#.V0MY3ZMrJ8c] in our area over the last few years,
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May
20
Manhattan Beach Couple Indicted For Preying On Drug Addicted & Mentally Ill

Manhattan Beach Couple Indicted For Preying On Drug Addicted & Mentally Ill

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)The Manhattan Beach couple whose
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Apr
15
Manhattan Beach Couple Arrested For Medicaid Scam Run Out Of Brooklyn Flophouses

Manhattan Beach Couple Arrested For Medicaid Scam Run Out Of Brooklyn Flophouses

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)A Manhattan Beach couple was
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Sep
15
Lawyer ‘Hopeful’ Medicaid Fraud Case Against CB 15 Member Will Be Dismissed

Lawyer ‘Hopeful’ Medicaid Fraud Case Against CB 15 Member Will Be Dismissed

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)The lawyer for a former
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Aug
14
‘No Show’ Doc From Cropsey Medical Gets Two Years In Prison & Must Pay Back $6 Million

‘No Show’ Doc From Cropsey Medical Gets Two Years In Prison & Must Pay Back $6 Million

The former location of Cropsey Medical Care PLLC, 1706 Cropsey Ave (Source: Google Maps)Dr. Okon Umana, 68, the “no
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Jun
11
Local Home Health Aides Charged With Defrauding Medicaid

Local Home Health Aides Charged With Defrauding Medicaid

File photo. Source: JohnnyBarker / FlickrSix home health care workers, including three who worked for agencies headquartered in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst
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Mar
31

Brighton Beach And Bensonhurst Healthcare Workers Caught Up In Massive “Free Sneaker” Medicaid Fraud That Preyed On Low-Income Victims

UPDATE 2/13/17: This story has been updated to remove a name of an individual against whom all charges
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