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Supplier of Motorized Wheelchairs Indicted

From Times Staff Reports

Renato Bernaldo Paulin, owner of a medical equipment supply company, was indicted Thursday on federal charges of seeking to defraud Medicare of more than $1 million with phony claims for motorized wheelchairs.

The indictment says Paulin billed Medicare for motorized wheelchairs that were not medically needed. In some cases, the chairs were never provided.

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