Medical Fraud Files
2013
"4 charged in alleged N.J. medical fraud that gave patients bogus lab tests"
"The long-running scheme involving “numerous” doctors in New Jersey bilked millions of dollars from Medicare and private health insurers, betrayed the trust of patients and could lead to future problems for patients whose medical records were doctored with fabricated diagnosis codes to justify ordering unnecessary blood tests, said U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, who announced charges Tuesday against four people.
Among them was Dr. Frank Santangelo, an internist with offices in Wayne and Montville, who allegedly received more than $700,000 in bribes for referring at least $4.2 million in blood tests to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC. Santangelo, 43, of Boonton, also was charged with using the mails and facilities in interstate commerce to promote commercial bribery."
