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Probate Court Floods, You Pay Clean Up! (WKRG News 5 Mobile)
For the second time in 16 months, the sprinkler system floods Mobile County Probate Court. More

Officials offering a reward for information on Huron credit union robbery (The Sandusky Register)
HURON Law enforcement officials are offering a reward for any information leading to the arrest of two men suspected of robbing the Erie Community Federal Credit Union in November.

Feds: Anderson man defrauded Medicaid of $964,000 (The Star Press)
An Anderson man has been charged with defrauding the state Medicaid program of more than $900,000.

N.Y. hospitals named in Medicaid suit (UPI)
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Seven New York hospitals re-admitted the same drug treatment patients over and over again in a $50 million Medicaid scam, officials allege.

Solicitor is jailed after £30k theft (Express and Star)
A lowly-paid solicitor described as “a pillar of society” has been jailed for 18 months for stealing £30,000 from his Black Country employers in order to settle an Inland Revenue bill and stave off bankruptcy.

School board members take oath for new term (The Brunswick News)
By ANDREW SMITH The Brunswick News With their right hands raised, four Glynn County Board of Education members took the oath of office on Monday to begin four-year terms of office.

Hospitals, health care company cited in Medicaid scam (Newsday)
The homeless and the hungry both served as targets for a $50 million Medicaid scam operated by seven New York hospitals and a health care company, two civil suits charge.

Early Interventions Could Save Medicaid Millions (About.com)
Early intervention for substance abuse could not only improve the health of aging Americans, but could save Medicaid millions of dollars in medical costs, according to a new study...

7 hospitals in NY accused of $50M Medicaid fraud (The State)
Four hospitals in New York state paid kickbacks to get more patients into their drug treatment programs, which billed Medicaid for services that weren't standard or necessary and lacked state certification, lawsuits allege. Another hospital paid people to search homeless shelters and other places for patients to enter a three-day stay in detox in exchange for cigarettes, beer, food, and other ...

Commission considers making register of probate full-time job (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
AUBURN - Former Register of Probate John Cleveland and Probate Judge Robert L. Couturier met with the new County Commission on Monday to make their plea for a new full-time register, whomever it may be.

Virginia Firm Bid For NC Medicaid System Accepted (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
A Virginia firm has landed the government contract to complete an overhaul of North Carolina's Medicaid billing system.

7 hospitals in NY accused of $50M Medicaid fraud (The Charlotte Observer)
(By VALERIE BAUMAN, Associated Press Writer) Four hospitals in New York state paid kickbacks to get more patients into their drug treatment programs, which billed Medicaid for services that weren't standard or necessary and lacked state certification, lawsuits allege. Another hospital paid people to search homeless shelters and other places for patients to enter a three-day stay in detox in ...

Fire sprinklers flood Mobile County Probate Court (Mobile Press-Register)
The temporary home of Mobile County Probate Court experienced flooding early Friday morning when a problem with an air conditioner compressor caused the sprinkler system to activate, Judge Don Davis said....

Senator calls for Medicaid oversight (Lawrence Journal-World)
A key lawmaker on Monday criticized Kansas health officials and said he would propose a bill for the Legislature to take over supervision of the state’s Medicaid inspector general.