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Lab Operators In Bergen, Morris Defrauded Government Out Of $3.5M For COVID Tests: Feds
Two business partners from Bergen and Morris counties operated a clinical lab that defrauded government health insurance programs out of an estimated $3.5 million for COVID testing, federal authorities charged.
Tariq Din, 55, of Saddle River, and Abid Syed, 45, of East Hanover, paid kickbacks to "marketers" for referrals to their Metpath Laboratories in Parsippany, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Two of the accused marketers, Muhammed Aurangzeb, 45, of Robbinsville, and David Weathers, 59, of the Bronx, received $5 to $30 per referral from Metpath, the U.S. attorney said.
Weathers …
Winners: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $200K, $50K
Four New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Oct; 24, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize.
One of those tickets was purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prize to $200,000.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Ocean County ($200,000): 7-Eleven #26514, 1001 N. Bay Ave., Beach Haven;
Cumberland County ($50,000): Wawa #924, 2802 South Delsea Dr., Vineland;
Essex County($50,000): Ivy Plaza Liquors, 521 Irvington Ave., Newark; and,
Morris County ($50,000): Baldwin News & Food Store, 138 Baldwin Rd…
