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Sterritt denied any impropriety in a letter
to Gov. Jon S. Corzine, in which he said
he was resigning immediately.” For more:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/
newjersey/ny-bc-nj--umdnj-trusteeresi-
0729jul29,0,3946144.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey
Massachusetts PT Pleads Guilty to Health
Care Fraud
On July 22, Medical News Today reported
“A physical therapist pleaded guilty earlier
this week in federal court to a charge of
health care fraud in connection with her causing
Medicare to be billed for at least $55,000
worth of physical therapy she either did not
provide or provided incompletely to patients.
“United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan
and Joseph C. Moraski, Special Agent in
Charge of the Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector
General for New England, announced that
Ho Ling Lai, age 38, of Framingham, Massachusetts,
pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 18,
2006 before U.S. District Judge Reginald C.
Lindsay to a one-count Information charging
her with knowingly and willfully committing
health care fraud.” For more: http://www.
medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.
php?newsid=47876
Massachusetts Man and His Three
Companies Charged with Fraud
According to a July 28 report in the Metro
West Daily News “A Westborough, Massachusetts
resident and three companies that
he owned were charged yesterday with federal
health care fraud.
“James Taylor, 67, over-billed Medicare and
Blue Cross/Blue Shield for equipment, according
to the U.S. attorney’s office. In some
cases, according to a statement from the U.S.
attorney, he charged for respiratory equipment
that was never delivered.
“The three companies that Taylor owned—
Vejay Oxygen, Inc., West Suburban Medical
Rental, Inc., and Westborough Home Health,
Inc.—allegedly defrauded Medicare and Massachusetts
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of more
than $915,000 from 1993 to 2003.
“Taylor could face a maximum 10 years in
prison and a fine up to $250,000. Each of
the Westborough-based companies could face
fines of up to 1.6 times the loss to Medicare
and Blue Cross/Blue Shield.” For more:
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/local-
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