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Frisco Hospice Executive Admits Role in Overdosing Patients to Maximize Profits
NBC DFW ^ | 05/17/2018 | Scott Gordon

Posted on 05/18/2018 11:13:17 AM PDT by DFG

A former executive of a North Texas hospice on Thursday admitted her role in an alleged $60 million scheme that included overdosing patients to "hasten their deaths," according to a court document.

Melanie Murphey, operations director for Novus Health Services in Frisco, pleaded guilty to federal health-care fraud charges. She faces up to ten years in prison.

She is expected to testify against 15 others involved in the alleged conspiracy, including Novus’ owner Bradley Harris and his wife Amy.

In court documents detailing her crime, Murphey said she was the "go-between" between Bradley Harris and five nurses and five doctors who are also charged in the alleged conspiracy. The others have pleaded not guilty.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcdfw.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: corruption; crime; frisco; hospice; murphey; novus; texas

1 posted on 05/18/2018 11:13:17 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

When you give them the power to kill, they are going to do it.

And those who kill for profit are going to maximize their returns.


2 posted on 05/18/2018 11:15:57 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: DFG

Never any audits of these places or the medicines?


3 posted on 05/18/2018 11:19:57 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: DFG

It’s easy to get away with killing the elderly this way.


4 posted on 05/18/2018 11:22:11 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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Melanie Murphey, operations director for Novus Health Services in Frisco, pleaded guilty to $60 million federal health-care fraud......
will testify against 15 others involved in the alleged conspiracy, including Novus’ owner Bradley Harris and his wife Amy.

Killing the elderly who can't defend themselves....a killing spree initiated with legalizing the killing of the defenseless unborn.

5 posted on 05/18/2018 11:28:17 AM PDT by Liz
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To: DFG

Umm... why is he not up for murder charges?

Bradley needs to go bye-bye with a rope-rope.


6 posted on 05/18/2018 11:44:07 AM PDT by Skywise
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Killing the elderly who can't defend themselves....a killing spree initiated with legalizing the killing of the defenseless unborn.

That was the first words out of my mouth on hearing the Supreme's stupid ruling. Next will be the old people.

7 posted on 05/18/2018 11:45:06 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: DFG

There was a time of moral certainty in this country.

People did not routinely shoot up schools, or kill elderly or their own unborn. All were UNUSUAL.

But morality has left the culture and we have destroyed self-control and self monitoring.

No one worries about their conscience. Or their afterlife.

Religion and moral training played a big role in the freedoms this country enjoyed.

We let them take it away.


8 posted on 05/18/2018 11:54:02 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: DFG

Obamacare in action.


9 posted on 05/18/2018 12:07:36 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: DFG

To end someone’s life against their will is called murder.

Hospice has a valid place in society but when things like this happens it makes it hard on everyone.

Now all hospices will need to be monitored and policed.


10 posted on 05/18/2018 12:20:51 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is a Malignant Moral Cancer on Society!)
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To: DFG

Life has been getting cheaper and cheaper ever since they legalized abortion.


11 posted on 05/18/2018 12:54:00 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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Average survival rate in Hospice reported as only 3 days.


12 posted on 05/18/2018 2:44:18 PM PDT by Don Corleone (TA)
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To: DFG

From his pictures, Harris looks like he may be retarded. I suspect that his wife may be the brains of the operation.


13 posted on 05/18/2018 3:07:43 PM PDT by PAR35
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Why do these death mean nothing?
But school deaths mean pass more bad laws?

Doctor control

Drug control

Nurse control

Hospital control

Home control


14 posted on 05/18/2018 4:09:33 PM PDT by TheNext
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According to the government they need to keep an average of 5 months alive for those on hospice. If they have too many patients, usually not needing very much attention, who are living too long, they need to bring down the average. A forgotten patient with Alzheimer’s, even a mild case, and a compliant, disinterested person who is legally in charge them can easily and quickly be taken down without much expense or notice. It’s murder and it goes on all the time.


15 posted on 05/18/2018 8:10:17 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus. He says absolutely amazing things, which few dare consider.)
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I believe its a national trend, I suspect that is what happened to my dad.


16 posted on 05/20/2018 9:47:36 AM PDT by Conservative4Life (I'm not too worried, I've read the book and know how it all ends...We win)
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