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Focus turns to senator with doctor guilty of Medicare fraud
AP ^
| April 28, 2017
| CURT ANDERSON and TERRY SPENCER
Posted on 04/28/2017 1:41:36 PM PDT by PA Engineer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A prominent Florida eye doctor accused of political corruption was convicted of Medicare fraud Friday, increasing the odds that federal prosecutors could pressure him to testify against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez.
Dr. Salomon Melgen faces 15 to 20 years in prison on 67 counts, including health care fraud, submitting false claims and falsifying records in patients' files, if he doesn't strike a deal before his sentencing, scheduled for July 14.
The senator denies any wrongdoing.
The doctor, 62, collected more money from Medicare than any other physician in the nation — $21 million — at the height of the fraud in 2012.
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Prosecutors convinced jurors the doctor stole up to $105 million from the federal medical insurance program between 2008 and 2013 by performing unneeded tests and treatments on mostly elderly and disabled patients.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: bobmenendez; menendez
I would only have a comment if there was an honest democrat. I think this is the tip of the iceberg for bundling under the Obama administration.
To: PA Engineer
Is this the guy that was setting up Menendez’s underage liaisons in the DR?
To: PA Engineer
21 million? If hehe worked a full year and saw 32 patients per day that would be about $2500 fraud for each if them. Times.
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posted on
04/28/2017 1:46:44 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: PA Engineer
Oh my, looks like Bob is up next.
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posted on
04/28/2017 1:48:47 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
To: Calvin Locke
Is this the guy that was setting up Menendez’s underage liaisons in the DR?
Good point. I wonder. It would explain how he could keep Menendez quiet and pliable.
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posted on
04/28/2017 1:50:39 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
To: KarlInOhio
21 million? If hehe worked a full year and saw 32 patients per day that would be about $2500 fraud for each if them. Times.
That happened for 5 years. Someone was ordered to look away.
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posted on
04/28/2017 1:53:07 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
To: All
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posted on
04/28/2017 1:56:36 PM PDT
by
Liz
(Shutting down conservatives' free speech is a form of hate speech. samtheman)
To: All
Elected and appointed Latinos have their own organication.
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Here's Pelosi sucking up at at the latino gala---Menendez and fraudster Dr Melgen are on her right.
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posted on
04/28/2017 2:06:28 PM PDT
by
Liz
(Shutting down conservatives' free speech is a form of hate speech. samtheman)
To: PA Engineer
“The doctor, 62, collected more money from Medicare than any other physician in the nation — $21 million — at the height of the fraud in 2012. “
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And how long did it take for the geniuses in DC to catch on?
They caught me quickly enough some years ago when I made a mathematical error when computing my taxes-——I had underpaid by $32.00.
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posted on
04/28/2017 2:12:18 PM PDT
by
Mears
(t)
To: Mears
And how long did it take for the geniuses in DC to catch on?
This protection went all the way to the top of the "end justifies the means."
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posted on
04/28/2017 2:25:02 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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