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)
Share
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
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.
Related Story: California Woman Fed Up With Stolen Mail Sends Apple AirTag to Herself to Catch ...
“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.
Related Story: Additional Charges Filed Against Reedley Bio-Lab Operator for COVID-19 Test Kit ...
RELATED TOPICS:
Oakhurst Man Arrested for Deadwood Mountain Arson Fires
2 hours ago
Go-Kart Driver Killed in Fresno County Hit-and-Run Identified
4 hours ago
Uber Fined $324 Million by Dutch Watchdog Over Driver Data Protection
4 hours ago
10-Foot Python Found During Vallejo Sideshow Bust
4 hours ago
Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against Trump
4 hours ago
Unusual Origin Found for Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
5 hours ago
Feds Arrest Army Soldier for Using AI to Make Child Porn
5 hours ago
Receiver CeeDee Lamb Agrees to 4-Year, $136M Deal With Cowboys, AP Sources Say
2 hours ago
Categories
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09165208/AP24206580005652-1024x576.jpg)
Receiver CeeDee Lamb Agrees to 4-Year, $136M Deal With Cowboys, AP Sources Say
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26170038/Attendees-in-a-walkway-at-the-Republican-National-Convention-at-the-Fiserv-Forum-in-Milwaukee-on-July-17-2024.-When-right-wingers-pursue-policies-that-mire-children-in-poverty-it-takes-gall-to--1024x538.jpg)
Republicans Are Right: One Party Is ‘Anti-Family and Anti-Kid’
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26164656/shutterstock_2160056179-1024x576.jpg)
LA to Pay More Than $38M for Failing to Make Affordable Housing Accessible
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26162337/Authorities-have-arrested-Pao-Xiong-68-of-Oakhurst-on-fourteen-felony-counts-of-arson-in-connection-with-the-Deadwood-Mountain-Arson-Series-that-burned-11-acres-and-four-structures.-Madera-Cou-1024x538.jpg)
Oakhurst Man Arrested for Deadwood Mountain Arson Fires
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26152722/2015_toyota_tacoma_1280X720-1024x576.jpg)
Go-Kart Driver Killed in Fresno County Hit-and-Run Identified
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26151308/Ubers-corporate-headquarters-in-San-Francisco-on-July-15-2024.-Uber-faces-a-fine-of-290-million-euros-or-more-than-324-million-over-a-violation-of-European-Union-rules-that-protect-data-priva-1024x538.jpg)