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03/27/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/28/2025 09:01

Leader Of $23 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

Leader Of $23 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JUNYI LIU, a/k/a "Jenny," pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently bill insurance providers for acupuncture and physical therapy services that were unnecessary or never performed at medical offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. LIU, a licensed acupuncturist and leader of this scheme, pled guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain.

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Action Details

  • Date:March 27, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions

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