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Dermatologist's Fraud Conviction Could Bring a Sentence of Up to 120 Years in Prison

Published on Mon May 22, 2017

Medical necessity continues to be the defining factor in most fraud cases, a Chicago dermatologist discovered last week. Chicago dermatologist, Omeed Memar, submitted false claims for “actinic keratosis, a precancerous condition that he knew many of his patients did not actually have,” a Department of Justice release from May 11, 2017 said. The physician lied about the symptoms andneed for [...]
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