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More than $8 million was fraudulently billed for medically unnecessary equipment.
Suit alleges fraud of over $25 million for 60 clinics in 12 states.
She must pay $950,000 in restitution.
Multiple victims give their personal accounts.
The government is getting reports from callers claiming to be from Medicare.
Millions were also stolen in an allergy fraud scheme.
No patient he ordered tests for was in the same state as the doctor.
U.S. attorney says telecare was a fiction and claims were unnecessary and fraudulent.
OIG report reveals 87% of hospices cited for deficiencies.
It says he performed unnecessary spine surgeries, received kickbacks.