Ohio man pleads guilty in Augusta area Medicaid/Medicare fraud case
Smith was caught with several others in
Such testing is only supposed to be done in a doctor's office based on a physician's belief it is medically necessary, Pennington said. The scam was to bill the government insurance programs and in some incidents private insurance companies. So far investigators haven't found any victim who received test results, but some have been billed for tens of thousands of dollars, Pennington said.
Smith told investigators he learned of the job through Craigslist and initially thought it was legitimate. He worked from April to July. He was told he would be paid
Smith apologized to anyone he may have harmed.
Smith had been jail without bond since his arrest along with
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