tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 10

Enforcement: WAR ON TERROR MEETS WAR ON HEALTH CARE FRAUD

A Fayetteville, NY oncologist allegedly enmeshed in a plot to illegally send money to Iraq may also be under investigation for possible health care fraud violations, the Department of Justice reports. After a sweeping multi-agency probe, a federal grand jury has indicted four individuals and two organizations for violating the Iraqi sanctions regulations, U.S. Attorney Glenn Suddaby reported Feb. 26. The feds maintain that oncologist Dr. Rafil Dhafir, Ayman Jarwan, Maher Zagha and Osameh al Wahaidy engaged in “suspicious” charitable fund raising activities through the Syracuse, NY-based organizations Help the Needy and Help the Needy Endowment Inc...

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