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$127M Scheme: Business Owner From Rockland Admits To Being Major Figure In Scam, Feds Say $127M Scheme: Business Owner From Rockland Admits To Being Major Figure In Scam, Feds Say
$127M Scheme: Business Owner From Rockland Admits To Being Major Figure In Scam, Feds Say A marketing company owner from Rockland County admitted in federal court that he was a major figure in scamming Medicare, TRICARE, and other benefit programs out of $127 million. Eric Karlewicz, age 44, of Chestnut Ridge, participated in a “circular scheme of kickbacks and bribes” with doctors, durable medical equipment businesses, and telemedicine companies to pull off the massive con, US Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Karlewicz – also known as Anthony Mazza -- used his considerable cut from $63.8 million in payoffs to buy himself a fleet of luxury vehicles that included a Ferrari, a Lamborgh…

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Quest Diagnostics Says Nearly 12M May Have Had Financial, Personal Info Exposed In Data Breach Quest Diagnostics Says Nearly 12M May Have Had Financial, Personal Info Exposed In Data Breach
Quest Diagnostics Says Nearly 12M May Have Had Financial, Personal Info Exposed In Data Breach Millions of Quest Diagnostics patients may have had their financial, medical and other personal information exposed in a data breach, the company announced on Monday. Officials at Quest Diagnostics said Monday that 11.9 million peoples’ personal information, including Social Security numbers may have been compromised after one of its billing collectors reported a data breach. According to Quest Diagnostics, American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) notified the company and a Quest contractor that uses AMCA’s billing services last month. The number of patients impacted was only recently dete…

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by Zak Failla