Virginia reports record 12 million Medicaid fraud recovery
Virginia, led by Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, recovered a record 12 million in fraudulent Medicaid payments for the past fiscal year, far exceeding the prior 2.5 million. The unit says fraud may reach 10 percent of the state budget, with 18 convictions and over 9.5 million in fines and restitution, plus 2.5 million in civil recoveries.
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Record August for West Virginia racetrack video slots
West Virginia racetracks and clubs posted a record month in August with video slot collections totaling 63.08 million across 8,161 operating machines, according to state Lottery Commission data. The figure beats July’s 61.66 million by about 2 percent, marking an all time high for monthly slot revenue.
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Snafu hits four-figure phone bills for WV Internet users
In Morgantown and the Northern Panhandle, long distance charges surged after Ohio access numbers for AOL and CompuServe shifted from local to long distance. Celeste Teresh led complaints, with 100-plus calls and over $5,000 bills reported. WV AG urged formal complaints. AOL Time Warner investigates.
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