NJ Doc Admits $1.3M Healthcare Fraud Targeting Amtrak

A New Jersey doctor has admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak.

U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger's office says on Wednesday, 50-year-old Muhammad Mirza of Cedar Grove, Essex County, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

According to court documents, from April 2017 through June 2022, Mirza and his conspirators agreed to engage in a scheme to bill the Amtrak health care plan for fraudulent claims for services that either were never provided or were medically unnecessary.

They would recruit Amtrak employees to participate in the scheme by paying them to allow the conspirators to use their patient and insurance information to submit false and fraudulent claims.

Mirza and his conspirators submitted false and fraudulent claims that caused Amtrak losses of more than $1.3 million.

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The charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud carries up to a decade behind bars and a $250,000 fine.

Sentencing is scheduled for September 13th.

NJ teachers and educators caught in sex crime busts

Over the past few years, state lawmakers have taken on the challenge of dealing with accused child predators among the ranks of teachers and educators.

In 2018, the so-called “pass the trash” law went into effect, requiring stricter New Jersey school background checks related to child abuse and sexual misconduct.

The follow individuals were arrested over the past several years. Some have been convicted and sentenced to prison, while others have accepted plea deals for probation.

Others cases are still pending, including some court delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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