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Kings Point Doctor Forced Invasive, Unnecessary Tests On Patients, Attorney General Claims Kings Point Doctor Forced Invasive, Unnecessary Tests On Patients, Attorney General Claims
Kings Point Doctor Forced Invasive, Unnecessary Tests On Patients, Attorney General Claims A New York doctor has been indicted for his alleged involvement in a kickback scheme that involved him defrauding Medicaid and giving patients unnecessary tests, officials announced. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22 the indictment of Long Island resident Payam Toobian, M.D., alongside his company, America’s Imaging Center, Inc., for over 10 years of alleged Medicaid fraud. Through his corporation, Toobian, age 51, of King's Point, ran Empire’s Imaging, a diagnostic radiology center based in Queens. From January 2006 to August 2017, the AG’s Office …

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Great Neck Doctor Sentenced For Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme Great Neck Doctor Sentenced For Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
Great Neck Doctor Sentenced For Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme A Long Island doctor is heading to federal prison after admitting that he bilked the Medicare system out of more than a million dollars as part of an elaborate fraud scheme. Morris Barnard, age 59, of Great Neck, was sentenced to 2 ½ years behind bars in federal court in Central Islip on Thursday, Jan. 5. It followed his March 2022 guilty plea to healthcare fraud. Earlier Report: New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme Prosecutors said between October 2015 and February 2020, Barnard, a gastroenterologist practicing in Great Neck, submitted over $3 million i…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Doctor Charged For 'Prolific Seven-Year Fraud Scheme,' Feds Say NY Doctor Charged For 'Prolific Seven-Year Fraud Scheme,' Feds Say
NY Doctor Charged For 'Prolific Seven-Year Fraud Scheme,' Feds Say An eye doctor from Westchester who had practices throughout the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County who was previously charged with healthcare fraud has been sentenced for attempting to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic through loan fraud. Westchester resident Ameet Goyal, age 58, of Rye, who operated The Eye Associates Group, with practices in Rye, Mount Kisco, Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, and Greenwich, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for orchestrating a seven-year fraud scheme and for obtaining government loans intended for small businesses during the pandemic. In addition t…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NY Healthcare Network May Have Fraudulently Obtained Vaccine COVID-19: NY Healthcare Network May Have Fraudulently Obtained Vaccine
Covid-19: NY Healthcare Network May Have Fraudulently Obtained Vaccine An investigation is underway into allegations that a Hudson Valley healthcare provider may have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccines and diverted them to members of the public. New York Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said late Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26 that the state was made aware of the reports against the Parcare Community Health Network, located in Monroe in Orange County. Zucker said Parcare "may have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines and diverted it to members of the public…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Long Island Pharmacist Charged With Hoarding, Price Gouging Of N95 Masks COVID-19: Long Island Pharmacist Charged With Hoarding, Price Gouging Of N95 Masks
Covid-19: Long Island Pharmacist Charged With Hoarding, Price Gouging Of N95 Masks A Long Island pharmacist is facing charges for alleged price gouging of personal protective equipment during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Federal officials charged Suffolk County resident Richard Schirripa - also known as “the Mask Man” - with violating the Defense Production Act by hoarding and price gouging N95 masks; making false statements to law enforcement; committing healthcare fraud; and committing aggravated identity theft.  Schirripa, of Fort Salonga, had been wanted and turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, May 26. Schirripa is accused of buying a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Posing As Healthcare Worker Wanted For Robbery At Nassau Residence Woman Posing As Healthcare Worker Wanted For Robbery At Nassau Residence
Woman Posing As Healthcare Worker Wanted For Robbery At Nassau Residence A woman posing as a healthcare professional robbed an elderly woman in her Long Island apartment, police said. Detectives from the Nassau County Police Department are attempting to locate a woman who stole a pocketbook from an 87-year-old woman living in a Main Street apartment in Farmingdale over the weekend. Police said that the suspect entered the woman’s apartment at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, stating that she’s “from Northwell,” before beginning to clean the 87-year-old woman’s apartment. When the woman requested that the suspect stop cleaning and leave her apartmen…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Justice Department Issues Alert For These Scams COVID-19: Justice Department Issues Alert For These Scams
Covid-19: Justice Department Issues Alert For These Scams The United States Justice Department of Justice is warning the public to be wary of opportunistic fraudsters who have been fear-mongering in the wake of fears of coronavirus. Attorney General William Barr issued an alert warning of fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 outbreak, as he begins to investigate and prosecute scammers. According to Barr, he has directed United States attorneys to prioritize and investigate the prosecution of coronavirus-related fraud schemes. Each has been directed to appoint a Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator to serve as the legal counsel for the federal judicial d…

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by Zak Failla
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Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl
Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl A pill-pushing doctor on Long Island has been sentenced to time behind bars after writing thousands of unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone and fentanyl that had a street value of nearly $20 million over a three-year stretch. Ernesto Lopez, 76, of Flushing, has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty in February of conspiring to distribute narcotics and distribution of narcotics following a trial in Manhattan federal court. He must also pay a $50,000 fine and was ordered to forfeit $1.4 million. Geoffrey Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern Distri…

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by Zak Failla