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In today's newsletter:

  • Hicksville dentist charged in alleged $381,000 Medicaid fraud scheme.
  • Hicksville resident sentenced for role in multistate Home Depot theft ring.

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Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Fraud Division Issues Directive on Corporate Enforcement Strategy (jdsupra.com) — A Hicksville resident who practices dentistry in Queens has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $380,000 from Medicaid by billing for dental procedures prosecutors say were never performed. His case appears in a broader roundup of new federal and state fraud enforcement actions, underscoring how New York authorities are intensifying scrutiny of health care billing and corporate compliance.
   

• Hicksville Woman Sentenced in $2.2M Home Depot Theft Ring That Hit 128 Stores (newsbreak.com) — A Hicksville woman has been sentenced to just under a year in jail for acting as a lookout in a multistate Home Depot theft ring that stole more than $2.2 million in merchandise. Prosecutors say the Queens-based crew hit 128 stores across nine states, coordinating early-morning thefts and later recovering over $1.4 million in goods, cash, and vehicles during the investigation.
   

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