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$148M in fraudulent urine samples: Zachary lab owner faces Medicare, Medicaid fraud charges

Por: The Advocate Crime December 01, 2023

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The owner of a Zachary medical diagnostic lab ordered unnecessary drug testing of urine samples for almost a decade, defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of more than $148 million, federal prosecutors said.Among the things he spent his gains on: the renovation of his pool and pool house and the restoration of a truck, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release issued Friday. Brad Paul Schaeffer, 48, was a co-owner and CEO of MedComp... + full article



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