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N.J. Neurologist Accused of Filing Fraudulent Bills to Insurers

Authorities announced that a North Jersey doctor has been indicted for allegedly billing numerous insurance carriers for medical procedures he did not perform himself or that were not performed at all. New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman and the …

N.J. Neurologist Charged With Illegally Using Runner to Recruit Patients

A New Jersey neurologist has been charged with allegedly paying a “runner” to bring him patients and then falsifying the treatment provided to the patients on claims to the insurance company, New Jersey Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and …

New Jersey Woman Gets Prison Term for Filing False Claims With Insurer

A New Jersey woman who submitted more than $500,000 in fraudulent health care claims to her insurer is now headed to prison. State authorities say 41-year-old Donna Dzienisewski, of Middletown, received a three-year term when she was sentenced last Friday. …

New Jersey Psychologist Faces Insurance Fraud Charges

Authorities in Monmouth County, New Jersey, have accused a psychologist of submitting approximately 120 fraudulent insurance claims totaling more than $15,000. Prosecutors have charged 62-year-old Edward Merski of Old Bridge with health care claims fraud, insurance fraud, theft by deception …

N.J. Resident Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Invoices to Health Insurer

A Monmouth County, New Jersey, woman has been indicted for allegedly submitting more than $500,000 in bogus invoices to her health insurance company. A state grand jury indictment alleges that from March 2011 and March 2013, 40-year-old Middletown resident Donna …

New Jersey Chiropractor Sentenced in $89K Insurance Fraud

A northern New Jersey chiropractor was sentenced to state prison for causing false documentation to be submitted to insurance companies and subsequently receiving over $89,000 to which he was not entitled. Joseph Salomone, 45, of Nutley, N.J., was sentenced last …

New Jersey Chiropractor Pleads Guilty in $89K Insurance Fraud

New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a northern New Jersey chiropractor pleaded guilty Monday to causing false documentation to be submitted to insurance companies and subsequently receiving more than $89,000 to which he was not entitled. …