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Canandaigua doctor gets 366-day sentence in health care-tax fraud case
CLOSE Here’s a breakdown of the stories right now at www.democratandchronicle.com. Virginia Butler, Democrat and Chronicle A Canandaigua psychiatrist was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for health care and tax fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. Dr. Xingjia Cui of Pittsford, who worked at …
Healthcare fraud trial to last 3 weeks
Four men accused of scamming Medicare out of $150 million that funded a lavish lifestyle with premium San Antonio Spurs tickets and Louis Vuitton clothing will go to trial in early August. U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera ruled last Tuesday that he will not grant another continuance in the case of Henry McInnis, 47, Jose …
Iowa health coach takes plea deal in gym program fraud case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa health coach accused of defrauding dozens of people who lost more than $6.5 million by investing in a gym program has taken a plea deal. U.S. District Court records say 49-year-old Mark Blankespoor pleaded guilty Friday to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors dropped 23 more counts in …
5 Alabamians accused of health care fraud in Tennessee
Five people from Alabama are accused of providing false residency information to enroll in a Tennessee health care program, authorities said. The five suspects are charged in separate indictments with theft of services and TennCare fraud, according to the Office of Inspector General in Nashville. TennCare is the Medicaid program in Tennessee, providing health care …