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NYC Pair Cited For Prescription Fraud In Ocean County Drug Sting NYC Pair Cited For Prescription Fraud In Ocean County Drug Sting
NYC Pair Cited For Prescription Fraud In Ocean County Drug Sting Two New York City residents were arrested and charged with prescription fraud and other drug offenses, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Brick Street Crimes Unit (SCU) acted on information they received from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regarding prescription fraud.  According to the DEA, there is a small group traveling throughout NJ and beyond, targeting pharmacies for prescription fraud. Through investigative measures, Briar Mill Pharmacy was believed to be the next target, Brick police said. After speaking to the pharmacy directly, and with the help of the Ocean Co…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds
NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds A doctor from Central Jersey is accused of taking bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing potentially fatal doses of fentanyl, authorities said. Mukaram Gazi, 51, of Marlboro in Monmouth County was charged with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, receiving kickbacks, health care fraud and conspiring to unlawfully distribute dangerous narcotics, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig. According to Thursday's indictment: Gazi owned a urology practice with offices in Freehold, Hamilton, Howell and Toms River.  Gazi received more than $130,000 in bribes and…

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by Jon Craig
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Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills
Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills A nurse practitioner from River Edge obtained thousands of Oxycodone and Adderall pills for distribution using bogus prescriptions, authorities charged. Mathew Testino surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force on Wednesday. A judge freed him the next day, with conditions, pending trial. Testino, who turned 51 on Friday, had been wanted since being charged with dozens of drug-related counts this past March, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He’s accused of “fraudulently obtaining and signing prescriptions on approximately 30 separate occasi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Transit Conductors, Wife Arrested In Telemedicine Fraud Scheme NJ Transit Conductors, Wife Arrested In Telemedicine Fraud Scheme
NJ Transit Conductors, Wife Arrested In Telemedicine Fraud Scheme Two NJ Transit conductors were among three people arrested in a fraud scheme in which they recruited employees to get doctors to write various prescriptions, costing the insurance company more than $800,000, authorities said. David A. Rasmussen, 55, Raymond Giovanne, 33, and Suzanne Rasmussen, 52 -- David's wife -- participated in a scheme to defraud NJ State Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which provides health insurance coverage to state employees, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced July 29. David Rasmussen is the delegate recommended by the union to serve as a member of the NJ T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: Ex-Con At Morris County Pharmacy Bribed Doc For Prescription Referrals Feds: Ex-Con At Morris County Pharmacy Bribed Doc For Prescription Referrals
Feds: Ex-Con At Morris County Pharmacy Bribed Doc For Prescription Referrals A convicted former Morris County pharmacy employee who lives in Passaic County got prescription referrals by having co-workers deliver bribes in cash, checks and gift cards to a Jersey City doctor, authorities said in bringing a new case against him. Federal agents arrested Srinivasa Raju, 49, of Haskell following an investigation that involved a secret recording -- the same as in a previous case. Raju, formerly of Clifton, had finished serving three years probation following a 2016 conviction for distributing oxycodone without prescriptions. Raju was caught running what state prosecutors …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NY Man Who Posed As North Jersey Physician Busted In Prescription Fraud Scheme — Again NY Man Who Posed As North Jersey Physician Busted In Prescription Fraud Scheme — Again
NY Man Who Posed As North Jersey Physician Busted In Prescription Fraud Scheme — Again Police in Sussex County busted a repeat offender who they say posed as a physician in an unfruitful attempt to fraudulently obtain prescription medications.  William Tifa, 23, tried to pick up a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance that was allegedly called in by a physician at North Country Pharmacy on Munsonhurst Road on Jan. 26, Franklin Borough Police said. Tifa, of Staten Island, fled the pharmacy after spotting officers responding to the suspicious activity but was quickly tracked down with help from Ogdensburg Police, authorities said. A follow-up investigation det…

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by Valerie Musson