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Bergen Doc Who Said He Treated Medicaid Patients When He Was Not Even In The U.S. Pays Up Bergen Doc Who Said He Treated Medicaid Patients When He Was Not Even In The U.S. Pays Up
Bergen Doc Who Said He Treated Medicaid Patients When He Was Not Even In The U.S. Pays Up A Bergen County doctor and former medical director of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus busted for "up-coding" and lying about care provided has agreed to pay $700,000, federal authorities said. Arun Sehgal and his Ramsey practice, Preventive & Diagnostic Medical Center P.A., violated the "False Claims Act" by billing patients for more service than they could possibly provide in a single day, or for services that they never provided, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Thursday, Feb. 22. Sehgal and his practice agreed to pay $693,490 plus interest to resolve the three …

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WHAT WE KNOW: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting WHAT WE KNOW: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting
What WE Know: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting State officials gathered Wednesday afternoon to address Tuesday's deadly Jersey City shooting that left a police detective, three civilians and the two gunmen dead. Governor Phil Murphy assured the public that there is no ongoing security concern, noting Homeland Security is working with Jewish and other communities of faith to address their concerns. "We saw the very worst of humanity," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "But in the response… we also saw the very best. "Yesterday could have been far deadlier, and the reason it was not is due to the heroism of the men and w…

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by Cecilia Levine