New York medical biller charged with $1 million fraud scheme
Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrest and arraignment of 61-year-old Amrish Patel of Monroe Township, New Jersey on Thursday.
Patel, a medical billing agent, is accused of stealing over $1 million intended for doctors treating injured workers under New York State’s Workers’ Compensation Law.
Between January 2012 and January 2019, Patel, through his companies Medlink Services, Inc. and Medlink Partners, LLC, allegedly carried out a scheme where he submitted falsified claim forms to the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF).