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Cleveland doctor facing fraud charges


By Associated Press
Posted: September 28, 2013 - 12:30 pm ET
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A Cleveland doctor is facing fraud charges after federal prosecutors accused him of getting $7.5 million in Medicare reimbursements for more than 17,000 Botox injections he allegedly never gave.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that 44-year-old Raymond Sean Brown has been indicted on charges of money laundering and mail, wire and healthcare fraud.

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Brown is charged with billing Medicare for 17,766 Botox injections, but that he purchased only 254 vials of non-FDA approved Botox during the time of the bills. Sending bills electronically and receiving checks in the mail are elements of the fraud counts.

Nearly $6.8 million has been seized from Brown's personal bank accounts.

Brown's attorney, Chattanooga-based Jerry Summers, said Friday that Brown is not guilty. Summers said Brown has received hundreds of support letters.


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