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Indictments Unsealed in $17M Calif. Workers' Comp Scam

Four people, including a radiologist and neurologist, are facing hundreds of criminal charges in a $17 million workers' compensation insurance fraud scheme in Orange County, Calif.

By Associated Press | Updated on June 14, 2011

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Four people, including a radiologist and neurologist, are facing hundreds of criminal charges in a $17 million workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme in Orange County, Calif.

Dr. Sim Hoffman of Newport Beach, neurologist Dr. Thomas Heric of Malibu and two other staffers are accused of overbilling for unnecessary procedures, according to the indictment unsealed Monday.

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