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AG: Abortionist Indicted for Medicaid Fraud

Covenant News Wire Service:
Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced the indictment and arrest of Dr. Hamid Hussain Sheikh, a Lexington physician. According to the indictment, Sheikh, age 62, committed fraud by performing abortions and disguising patient visits as fetal ultrasounds for normal pregnancies, which he billed to Medicaid. The Franklin County Grand Jury returned a sealed four count indictment on November 14, 2007. In addition to false Medicaid billings, the indictment alleges that Sheikh was paid twice for the procedures, accepting payment from Medicaid and from his patients. According to the indictment, Sheikh has engaged in the scheme continuously since 2004.

Posted by Editor at November 21, 2007 05:52 PM