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Long Island Doctor Sentenced For Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme Long Island Doctor Sentenced For Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
Long Island 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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New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme
New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme A doctor on Long Island admitted to scheming to bilk Medicare out of more than a million dollars as part of an elaborate fraud scheme, federal authorities announced. Morris Barnard, age 58, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 7 to health care fraud in connection with the scam to bill Medicare for medical procedures that were never actually performed. US Attorney Breon Peace said that beginning in October 2015 through February 2020, Barnard submitted more than $3 million in billings to Medicare for colonoscopy and gastroenterological procedures that were never done.  Earli…

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Doctor From Great Neck Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Doctor From Great Neck Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
Doctor From Great Neck Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme A Long Island doctor has admitted to sending Medicare bills for millions of dollars for procedures that were never performed. Morris Barnard, age 58, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 7, to health care fraud, according to Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “With today’s guilty plea, Dr. Barnard admits to committing a multi-million dollar fraud on the Medicare program by billing for procedures he did not perform,” Peace said. “By claiming to render services to disabled and other vulnerable patients, Dr. Barnard not only pocketed taxp…

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