FBI raids Scooter Store for alleged fraud
Dozens of law enforcement officers have raided the Texas headquarters a power wheelchair and scooter company as part of an investigation into alleged fraud.
Authorities on Wednesday carried out a search warrant at the New Braunfels offices of The Scooter Store. Company officials didn't immediately retu messages for comment Thursday.
Timothy Menke with the Office of the Inspector General says the investigation involves his agency, plus the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Texas attoey general's Medicaid fraud unit. An FBI spokesman declined comment.
The Scooter Store earlier this month cut 150 jobs and blamed pending govement changes in claims processing and reimbursement. The company in September laid off about 220 workers, citing a drop in Medicare reimbursements.
The Scooter Store is accused of defrauding Medicare by more than $100 million by having doctors prescribe vehicles to patients who did not really need them
More than 150 FBI agents and state police have raided the Texas headquarters a power wheelchair and scooter company as part of an investigation into alleged fraud
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