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There is no Third Country National in JA at this time”– Chang
Jamaican gov't dismisses claims third-party nationals will be housed in St Mary
The Ministry of National Security and Peace has dismissed reports that third country nationals (TCNs) will be housed in St Mary, calling the claims false and misleading and stressing that no such arrangements have been approved by the Government of Jamaica. continues on B4 – Third Party Nationals
South Florida residents among 455 charged in $6.5 billion healthcare fraud crackdown Twelve defendants, including several South Florida residents, have been charged as part of a nationwide healthcare fraud takedown that federal authorities say uncovered more than $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims and schemes that jeopardized patient care and public safety.
kickbacks, or never provided. "Health care fraud isn't just fraud, it's stealing from every American taxpayer," U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said in a statement. "If you choose to exploit our health care system for personal gain, expect to lose your money, your assets, and your freedom." Among those charged was 57-year-old Hialeah resident Casilda Muniz Rodriguez, who is accused of helping establish clinics in South Florida that fraudulently billed Medicare more than $117 million for skin substitutes and wound care products that were never provided. Prosecutors said she
The charges, announced Thursday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, are part of the Department of Justice's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals. Federal prosecutors said the alleged schemes involved fraudulent billing for durable medical equipment, skin substitutes and wound care products, laboratory testing, and mental health services that were medically unnecessary, obtained through
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