Indictment Charges Two in Suspected $17M Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted an osteopath and a retired U.S. Postal Service employee for allegedly submitting $19 million in fraudulent bills to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $17 million of which was paid. The indictment alleges that Dr. Javaria Jabeen and Allendor Kenyon Brown billed for services that were "not eligible for reimbursement, not medically necessary, not performed and not provided." Among other things, the indictment alleges the scheme billed several hours of physical therapy that coincided with the time the claima...