Bergen County Neurologist Faces New Charges in Superseding Indictment Alleging He Fraudulently Billed Insurance Companies for $682,000 in Statewide Medical Kickback Scheme
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The superseding indictment alleges Dr.
"The deeper our investigators dig, the more dirt they uncover on doctors who conspired to buy and sell patients for profit in this statewide kickback scheme," said Attorney General Grewal. "Upon further information and review, additional, upgraded charges against
Ramnanan, who lives in
The CBTF investigation has uncovered a statewide criminal enterprise in which doctors received hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks in return for providing patient referrals worth millions of dollars to other doctors and medical service providers.
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Ramnanan is now accused of bribing another health care professional, identified only by the initials A.A, for patient referrals and then fraudulently submitting insurance claims for medical treatment performed on those patients.
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In addition to the previous charges against Ramnanan, the superseding indictment contains additional charges of:
* Misconduct by a Corporate Official (2nd degree)
* Health Care Claims Fraud (two counts, 2nd degree)
* Theft by Deception (2nd degree)
* Commercial Bribery (3rd degree)
* Criminal Use of Runners (3rd degree)
It also upgrades the previous count of Conspiracy from 3rd degree to 2nd degree.
The charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Second-degree crimes carry a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to
According to the superseding indictment, between
Hayek was among dozens of doctors charged in two prior medical fraud investigations that led to the formation of the
* An investigation by the
* "Operation Rayscam," an investigation by the
In
In pleading guilty to the accusation filed by the
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