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Northport Man Impersonated NBA Star On Phone, More In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Northport Man Impersonated NBA Star On Phone, More In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
Northport Man Impersonated NBA Star On Phone, More In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud A Long Island man who used his medical billing companies for a massive scam now owes over $300 million in restitution after he made thousands of phony phone calls and more. The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) announced 54-year-old East Northport resident Matthew James’ sentence for the scheme, during which he pretended to be both an NBA player and an NFL partner, on Friday, Feb. 2. James was the operator of multiple medical billing companies that provided billing services for physicians throughout the United States, mainly plastic surgeons. As a third-party biller, James would submi…

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Federal Jury Convicts St. James Man In $600M Medical Billing Fraud Scheme Federal Jury Convicts St. James Man In $600M Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
Federal Jury Convicts St. James Man In $600M Medical Billing Fraud Scheme A federal jury has convicted a New York man for perpetrating a massive medical billing fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars. Long Island resident Matthew James, age 54, of Saint James, appeared in US District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday, July 13, where he was found guilty on nine counts that included wire fraud and identity theft. The verdict followed a six-week trial in which federal prosecutors laid out how James ran phony medical billing companies to defraud insurance companies of more than $600 million. Working with his co-conspirator doctor clients around …

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by Michael Mashburn