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Hilliard Couple Convicted In Medicaid Billing Scam

A Hilliard couple has been convicted on charges of billing Medicaid more than 3 million dollars for prescriptions patients did not seek and counseling sessions that did not take place.

44-year-old  Darrell Bryant and 35-year-old Gifty Kusi co-owned Health and Wellness Pharmacy and Health and Wellness Medical Center in Dublin. These facilities were used in the scam, according to a news releases from the U.S. Attorney's office. Both pleaded guilty last July. Sentencing is pending. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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