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Fresno Acupuncturist Agrees to Pay Feds $850K to Settle Fraud Allegations
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August 26, 2024

Young Sam Kim, a Fresno acupuncturist, has agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve allegations that he fraudulently billed the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services he didn't provide, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (Shutterstock)

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Young Sam Kim of Fresno has agreed to pay the United States $850,000 to resolve allegations that he fraudulently billed the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services he didn’t provide,  U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said Monday.

Kim is an acupuncturist at Acuworld Health Clinic in Fresno. Authorities said that the settlement resolves allegations that between 2016 and 2020 Kim submitted claims for payments to the VA for acupuncture services that were significantly overstated — including multiple instances in which Kim submitted claims totaling more than 24 hours in a single day.

“The exploitation of federal health care programs designed to help veterans is inexcusable,” said Talbert in a news release. “We will continue to hold accountable those who defraud such programs for personal gain.”

The resolution followed an investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen M. Kennedy is in charge of the case.

 

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