Feds Arrest 16 People for $18M Medicare Scam—10/28/11

During a raid conducted by federal authorities, sixteen people within the Los Angeles area were arrested for an $18 million Medicare fraud scheme. One of the doctors arrested worked at Manor Medical Imaging Clinic of Glendale, where he wrote prescriptions for anti-psychotic drugs that were billed to Medicare and Medi-Cal, but never sent to patients. If convicted, the sixteen individuals could face up to 30 years in federal prison.

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