04-08-2010, 05:47 PM
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from Boston Herald today April 8.
may one of his former patients find him, cuff him, and use a pair of pliers on his teeth, sans anesthesia.
NEW BEDFORD — A former Fall River dentist accused of Medicaid fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals has been released on personal recognizance after pleading not guilty.
Prosecutors say 51-year-old Michael Clair, who now lives in Maryland, was ordered by a judge in New Bedford Superior Court today to have no contact with the alleged victims.
He’s accused of defrauding Medicaid of $130,000, assault and battery, larceny, and illegally prescribing drugs.
Prosecutors say Clair was suspended by Medicaid in 2002, but continued to file claims from August 2003 to June 2005 by using the names of other dentists in his practice.
Clair’s court-appointed lawyer, John Dingee, said he could not comment because he did not yet know all the details of the case. yeah, right.
may one of his former patients find him, cuff him, and use a pair of pliers on his teeth, sans anesthesia.
NEW BEDFORD — A former Fall River dentist accused of Medicaid fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals has been released on personal recognizance after pleading not guilty.
Prosecutors say 51-year-old Michael Clair, who now lives in Maryland, was ordered by a judge in New Bedford Superior Court today to have no contact with the alleged victims.
He’s accused of defrauding Medicaid of $130,000, assault and battery, larceny, and illegally prescribing drugs.
Prosecutors say Clair was suspended by Medicaid in 2002, but continued to file claims from August 2003 to June 2005 by using the names of other dentists in his practice.
Clair’s court-appointed lawyer, John Dingee, said he could not comment because he did not yet know all the details of the case. yeah, right.