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Three Plead Guilty in Health Care Scam Involving Orthotic Braces

Two New Jersey men and a Florida man pleaded guilty to running a health care fraud scheme involving orthotic braces. Nicholas Defonte, 73, and Christopher Cirri, 63, both of Toms River, New Jersey, and Pat Truglia, 53, of Parkland, Florida, …

Maryland Doctor Gets 9 Years in $3M Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Potomac, Maryland, physician who owned and operated a pain management clinic has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for a $3 million health care fraud scheme. Sixty-year-old Paramjit Singh Ajrawat was also ordered to forfeit and pay restitution …

Former N.J. Pharmacist Admits Role in $1.5M Health Care Fraud Scheme

The former pharmacist-in-charge of a northern New Jersey pharmacy has admitted his role in a decade-long, $1.5 million health care fraud scheme involving twin brothers who owned the business. Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Leonard “Lenny” Stefanelli of East Hanover pleaded …