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Chiropractor From Long Island Charged For Years-Long Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
A Long Island chiropractor has been arrested for allegedly filing numerous fraudulent health insurance claims for her chiropractic services.
Nassau County resident Melissa Panayiota Kanes, age 50, of New Hyde Park, was arrested on Tuesday, March 16, and charged with health care fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to submit more than $800,000 in fraudulent health care claims, said Audrey Strauss, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
In addition, authorities say Kane also used the identities of three per diem chiropractors when su…
