Pandemic leaves seniors, taxpayers vulnerable to age-old medical equipment fraud scheme
Federal agents call it a pandemic loophole netting millions of dollars in fraudulent medical claims. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals how it works and why victims never knew they were being exploited until we were all paying for it.
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Pandemic leaves seniors, taxpayers vulnerable to age-old medical equipment fraud scheme
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