Maryland Felon Convicted of $18.7 Million Medicare Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted a laboratory owner for taking advantage of a federal government health insurance program in connection with a laboratory test billing scam during the COVID-19 pandemic. The jury found Patrick Britton-Harr, 42, of Annapolis, Maryland, guilty of fraudulently billing Medicare more than $18 million for expensive respiratory tests that nursing home residents did not need,...
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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted a laboratory owner for taking advantage of a federal government health insurance program in connection with a laboratory test billing scam during the COVID-19 pandemic. The jury found Patrick Britton-Harr, 42, of Annapolis, Maryland, guilty of fraudulently billing Medicare more than $18 million for expensive respiratory tests that nursing home residents did not need,...
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