Re: Fraud the other two in doctor's ambulance issue

[Guest guest]

Federal probation is no walk in the park. They're SERIOUS. She'll be

lucky if she gets through the 5 years without a violation.

GG

>

> Happawana was placed on probation for 5 years and ordered to pay restitution

> of $54,808.57. Pyatt was placed on probation for 3 years, with 180 days of

> home confinement, and ordered to pay restitution of $12,553.74.

>

> Wayne D wrote: any idea as to how much time the other 2

> got?

>

> wegandy1938@wegandy wrote: Yeah, 97 months is 8 years and a month, and he'll

> serve almost every day of

> it in the federal system.

>

> GG

>

>

> >

> > Holy Crap, I was wondering if anything would come of that. A lady I know

> was

> > called to testify because she worked for them and they asked her to help

> > with billing.

> >

> > Glad I got out of the private sector in Dallas!

> >

> > Garrett

> >

> > Fraud

> >

> > The feds have finally done something good.

> >

> > An East Texas man, Anura Andradi, of Forney, was sentenced to 97 months in

> > federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of $2,710,015 for defrauding

> > the

> > Texas Medicaid program by certifying that dialysis patients met the

> Medicare

> > and Medicaid guidelines for ambulance transport.

> >

> > His company, Doctor's Ambulance Service, LLC, was put on probation for 5

> > years and ordered to pay the same restitution.

> >

> > Two others, Maulie Happawana, of Plano, and Ron Pyatt, of Grand Prairie

> were

> > also sentenced for their part in the fraud.

> >

> > I hope this is only a start. There are dozens of others out there like

> them

> > sucking up money that ought to be available for legitimate patients and

> > providers.

> >

> > If you know of an operator who is doing this, please call the FBI and blow

> > the whistle on these slimeballs.

> >

> > Gene Gandy, JD, LP

> >

> > ************ ******** ******** *******

> > See what's new at

> > http://www.aol.htt

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Happawana was placed on probation for 5 years and ordered to pay restitution of

$54,808.57. Pyatt was placed on probation for 3 years, with 180 days of home

confinement, and ordered to pay restitution of $12,553.74.

Wayne D wrote: any idea as to

how much time the other 2 got?

wegandy1938@... wrote: Yeah, 97 months is 8 years and a month, and

he'll serve almost every day of

it in the federal system.

GG

>

> Holy Crap, I was wondering if anything would come of that. A lady I know was

> called to testify because she worked for them and they asked her to help

> with billing.

>

> Glad I got out of the private sector in Dallas!

>

> Garrett

>

> Fraud

>

> The feds have finally done something good.

>

> An East Texas man, Anura Andradi, of Forney, was sentenced to 97 months in

> federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of $2,710,015 for defrauding

> the

> Texas Medicaid program by certifying that dialysis patients met the Medicare

> and Medicaid guidelines for ambulance transport.

>

> His company, Doctor's Ambulance Service, LLC, was put on probation for 5

> years and ordered to pay the same restitution.

>

> Two others, Maulie Happawana, of Plano, and Ron Pyatt, of Grand Prairie were

> also sentenced for their part in the fraud.

>

> I hope this is only a start. There are dozens of others out there like them

> sucking up money that ought to be available for legitimate patients and

> providers.

>

> If you know of an operator who is doing this, please call the FBI and blow

> the whistle on these slimeballs.

>

> Gene Gandy, JD, LP

>

> ************ ******** ******** *******

> See what's new at

> http://www.aol.htt

>

>