Feds Make Arrests in $18 Million Medicare And Medicaid Scam
The alleged fraud was based on an "elaborate" prescription drug scheme that involved a physician, a pharmacist and 15 others and included the recruitment of veterans, homeless people, poor people and the elderly.
Los Angeles Times: 17 Accused Of Medicare Fraud
A physician, a pharmacist and 15 others have been charged with bilking Medicare and Medi-Cal out of millions of dollars in an elaborate prescription drug fraud that resulted in the government paying over and over for the same pills (Girion, 10/28).
The Associated Press: Feds Break Up $18M Los Angeles-Area Medicare Scam
Federal authorities raided Los Angeles-area pharmacies Thursday, arresting 16 people in an alleged $18 million scheme to defraud Medicare that included the recruitment of veterans, homeless people, the poor and elderly (10/27).