Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Podiatrist charged with insurance fraud

Podiatrist charged with insurance fraud: "A Mercer County podiatrist was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges that he bilked Medicare and insurance companies of more than $1 million through fraudulent billings.

John Cavalli, 36, of Hamilton Township, made his initial court appearance in Newark before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges, who set bail at $100,000.

Cavalli was formerly the president of the Poor Circulation Treatment Center, a podiatry practice that largely catered to elderly and poor patients covered by Medicare, according to authorities.

The two-count indictment, which was unsealed yesterday, also charged one of Cavalli's colleagues, Alan Tuchman, with aiding in the conspiracy. Tuchman, 60, of East Windsor, is a fellow podiatrist."

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