Fraud and Florida's multimillion-dollar wheelchair
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One Miami-area medical equipment supplier managed to bill the U.S. government so often for a wheelchair it ended up costing $5 million.
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PAW PAW, Mich. - A truck driver whose rig snagged a man in his wheelchair and unknowingly pushed him at speeds up to 50 mph for miles will not face any criminal charges, authorities said.
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After an internal university investigation into academic fraud, the Florida State Seminoles may have to vacate victories, possibly altering Coach Bobby Bowdenâs career victory record.
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State and federal investigators said a day treatment center in Ashland for disabled people overcharged the government Medicaid program by exaggerating clients' disabilities to earn bigger payments.
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An appearance on MTV may offer a clue to how Gary M. Milby spent some of the $19 million that federal regulators contend he ripped off from investors.
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When Brad Clarke purchased his 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee on eBay three years ago, he never expected a $3,000 rebate. But even more surprising to Clarke was who provided extra cash - New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
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It&#39;s the scam of the 2004 presidential campaign. The emergence of new political groups this election cycle -- such as the Republican-funded Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the Democratic-bankrolled America
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DaimlerChrysler AG DCX.N DCXGn.DE  has been hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by a  paraplegic who says the automaker's heated car seats caused him  a severe burn injury.
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Federal prosecutors contend a businessman known for pledging money to help track down criminals has pocked $3.2 million of income over the past several years while not paying federal taxes since 2000.
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PAW PAW, Mich. - A man was taken on a wild ride when his wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for four miles at about 50 mph, authorities said.
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A &#36;5 billion bank account that never existed, a computer smashed with a hammer to hide phony records, a captain of Italian industry thrown behind bars. A year ago attention focused on the northern Italian city of Parma as what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dubbed "one of the largest and most brazen corporate financial frauds in history" began to unravel.
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By Glenn Garvin, The Miami Herald  Sep.
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The testing of the Prodisc, an artificial spinal disk, provides a stark example of conflicts of interest.
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By Melissa Manware, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--It all started when someone stole her five-year-old Hyundai Elantra.   She was mad because the thief totaled it and she didn't have comprehensive insurance.
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For people with disabilities, motorized wheelchairs can be a great way to improve mobility, especially if the government will pick up most of the tab for the pricey machines, as Medicare does. But reports of fraud in 2003 led to a crackdown by the    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid     Services  that has some manufacturers, suppliers and beneficiaries complaining the changes went too far.
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DaimlerChrysler AG  (DCXGn.DE) has been hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by a paraplegic who says the automaker's heated car seats caused him a severe burn injury.
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RICHMOND, Va.  -- The estate of NFL Hall of Fame center Mike Webster is entitled to collect up to $2 million in disability benefits for brain damage that left him unable to work following his football career.