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Two Indian American doctors charged with defrauding medical system
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The Hindustan Times
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September 5, 2008
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New York, Sept. 5 -- Two well-placed Indian American doctors - one in California, and the other in Florida - are facing charges related to Medicare and Medicaid fraud, as per newspaper reports.
Rudra Sabaratnam, co-owner and CEO of City of Angels Medical Centre in Los Angeles, was arrested last month by federal authorities on the charge that he conspired with social worker Estill Mitts to recruit people from homeless shelters to receive unnecessary health services.
The homeless were paid a puny $30 for a three-day stay and were treated for such minor complications as skin eruption and dehydration, and the state was ...