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Psychiatrist pleads guilty in fraud case at state psychiatric center

TOWN OF MARCY — A psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Center has been fired after law enforcement officials said he lied about treating inmate patients.

While working as a psychiatrist, Morales D. Brown, 59, of Deerfield, lied about evaluating and treating patients and lied on his time and attendance records, according to the state Inspector General’s Office.

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Psychiatrist convicted in $158 million Medicare scheme involving SNF residents

A Texas psychiatrist was convicted on Tuesday for his role in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved paying kickbacks to nursing home employees in exchange for patient referrals.
Riaz Mazcuri, M.D., along with other healthcare providers, engaged in a scheme between 2006 and 2012 to admit patients into an intensive psychiatric program known as a partial hospitalization program, or PHP, through Riverside General Hospital in Houston.

Read more at mcknights.com