Hospital boss arrested for using homeless in scam

A HOSPITAL chief executive has been arrested in what authorities say was a scheme to recruit homeless people as pretend patients and bill US government programmes for millions of dollars in unnecessary health services.

Hospital boss arrested for using homeless in scam
Fri, 08 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

Federal agents raided three medical centres and the city of Los Angeles sued the hospitals, saying they used homeless people as “human pawns”.

More charges are expected, said a federal prosecutor.

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