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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral practicing acupuncture successful Fresno has agreed to wage the United States $850,000 to resoluteness allegations that helium violated the False Claims Act, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.
According to the U.S. District Attorney's Office, betwixt 2016 and 2020 Young Sam Kim fraudulently billed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for wellness attraction services that were not provided.
“The exploitation of national wellness attraction programs designed to assistance Veterans is inexcusable,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert. “We volition proceed to clasp accountable those who defraud specified programs for idiosyncratic gain.”
The DOJ says Kim importantly overstated claims helium submitted for payments, including aggregate instances wherever helium claimed to person worked much than 24 hours successful a azygous day.
Talbert says Kim practiced astatine the Acuworld Health Clinic successful Fresno and provided acupuncture services to Veterans done national programs funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
