48 charged in massive Medicaid fraud case
Federal agents and New York City police say 48 people are charged in a $108 million Medicaid fraud case.
Authorities say the arrests on Tuesday are the result of an investigation of a so-called "pill diversion" scheme. The scheme involved obtaining medication for such ailments as HIV and asthma from Medicaid recipients. They were then channeled to a distributor who resold them to pharmacies.
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Federal agents and New York City police say 48 people are charged in a $108 million Medicaid fraud case.
Authorities say the arrests on Tuesday are the result of an investigation of a so-called "pill diversion" scheme. The scheme involved obtaining medication for such ailments as HIV and asthma from Medicaid recipients. They were then channeled to a distributor who resold them to pharmacies.
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