Dr. Farid Fata/ photo from his website. By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Medicare fraud is pervasive in Detroit and elsewhere in the country. The U.S. Attorney’s Office here is constantly prosecuting cases, some involving some very big amounts of money. But no case in recent times has garnered more attention in Detroit than…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced that it had charged 107 people including nurses, doctors and social workers in a nationwide crackdown on Medicare fraud in seven cities involving a staggering $452 million in false billing. As part of the crackdown, 22 people were charged in Detroit with fraud involving…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Medicare fraud, which helps zap government funding for healthcare, was at front center on Wednesday when the Justice Department announced a nationwide crackdown that resulted in charges against 91 people who were involved in roughly $295 million in false billings. Authorities said in Miami alone, 45 people—including a doctor and a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More than 70 people including members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise were charged in a nationwide scam involving $163 million in fraudulent Medicare and insurance billing, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Authorities alleged that 73 people were involved in the operation of at least 118 different phony clinics in…
