About a third of the 94 people charged for alleged participation in Medicare fraud, collecting an estimated total of $251 million on false claims, are from Baton Rouge. Thirty-one people from the Capital Region were charged for their alleged involvement in $32 million worth of fraudulent claims. Others arrested in the case are from Miami, Brooklyn, N.Y., Detroit and Houston. According to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Louisiana defendants include the owners and operators of nine purported medical services companies and four doctors, 14 patient recruiters, and other individuals who allegedly worked at the medical services companies. The 94 charges were unsealed today and are based on a variety of fraud schemes, including physical therapy and occupational therapy schemes, home health care schemes, HIV infusion fraud schemes and durable medical equipment schemes.
31 from Capital Region charged in Medicare bust
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