Health Law
Feds Raid 3 Calif. Hospitals, Arrest CEO
Posted Aug 6, 2008, 06:19 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
In the latest fallout from reports in 2006 that hospitals were dumping homeless patients in need of care on the streets, federal agents investigating alleged Medicare fraud raided three hospitals in the Los Angeles area today.
They arrested the chief executive officer of one, Rudra Sabaratnam of City of Angels Medical Center, and more arrests are expected, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sabaratnam was indicted last week, along with Estill Mitts who allegedly recruited homeless patients to stay at the hospital, on 21 counts of health care fraud and receiving illegal kickbacks. Mitts is also charged with money laundering and tax evasion.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles city attorney, Rocky Delgadillo, announced that lawsuits have been filed… Continue reading...
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