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MustReadTexas.com – @MustReadTexas
BY: @MattMackowiak
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TOP NEWS
“North Texas doctor sentenced to prison in $54 million Medicare fraud,” Dallas Morning News' Sarah Bahari — “A North Texas doctor was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison Tuesday for a scheme to defraud Medicare out of millions of dollars, authorities said.
Dr. Daniel Canchola, 54, of Flower Mound, accepted bribes and kickbacks for ordering bogus cancer screening tests and medical equipment, the Justice Department said. Canchola, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was also ordered to pay $34 million in restitution.
Federal prosecutors say Canchola signed scores of phony doctor’s orders for genetic cancer tests without examining or speaking to patients, who were recruited at health fairs and by telemarketers.
Between August 2018 to April 2019, Canchola received about $30 for each order, totaling more than $466,000 in kickbacks, federal court documents say. Orders signed by Canchola were then used to submit more than $54 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
Canchola’s arrest in 2019 was part of a nationwide bust targeting fraudulent genetic cancer testing, which the Justice Department called “one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever charged.” The case produced charges against 35 people in several states, including Texas, Florida and Georgia, according to federal officials. A total of $2.1 billion was billed to Medicare for the bogus DNA tests.
The nine physicians, including Canchola, were associated with telemedicine companies that provided remote care and cancer genetic testing laboratories. Two other Texas physicians, Dr. Sekhar Rao and Dr. Vinay Parameswara, both of Austin, were also convicted in the scheme." DMN ($)
HOU CHRON: “Rice University opens Virani Undergraduate School of Business” Houston Chronicle ($)
TX TRIB: “Republicans dominate fundraising in final weeks of Texas House battles” Texas Tribune
AAS: “Joe Rogan to interview Republican VP nominee JD Vance in Austin on Wednesday” AAS ($)
SA REPORT: “Here's why national Democrats think the path to turn Texas blue runs through Bexar County” SA Report
DMN: “Fight over Texas school vouchers shifts to Election Day” DMN ($)
BLOOMBERG WIRE: “D.R. Horton plunges as homebuilder says buyers taking a pause” DMN ($)
DMN: “68,000 Texans, 800,000 nationwide impacted by insurance data breach” DMN ($)
DMN: “Data breach at Parkland Health in Dallas could affect 6,500 Texans” DMN ($)
SAEN: “San Antonio-area businesswoman gets 87-month prison term” SAEN ($)
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> TX TRIB: "Hundreds illegally got Texas teacher licenses through cheating ring, Harris County prosecutors say" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "Ken Paxton resisting Texas House members’ bid to hear Robert Roberson’s testimony" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "Takeaways from our reporting on Texas’ housing affordability crisis" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a crime to intervene in her miscarriage" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "There are warring depictions of Robert Roberson’s murder case. Here’s what to know." TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "Colin Allred courts Black voters in the final days of his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz" TX TRIB
> DMN: "Paxton dug up sex assault allegations against Robert Roberson that prosecutors had dropped" DMN
> DMN: "8 things to know about the trial for the man accused of killing Amina and Sarah Said" DMN
> FWST: "Aquarium company shutters Fort Worth mall location in wake of whistleblower allegations" FWST
> DMN: "Arlington pastor arrested on sexual assault charges returns as replacement resigns" DMN
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Special education enrollment on the rise: Clear Creek ISD hires more professionals, seeks state funding" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> TPR: "Where, when and how to vote in the November 2024 election in San Antonio" TPR
> TPR: "The world's dictators are united against democracy" TPR
> SA REPORT: "Millions flow to two San Antonio-area state House races that could shape Texas’ next legislative session" SA REPORT
> MRT: "WTI suffers Monday blues as prices plunge 6%" MRT
> WACO TRIB: "Patrick, Birdwell: School choice, power production, water resources among Texas priorities" WACO TRIB
> SA REPORT: "Despite wearing helmets, hits to the head still cause lasting damage. San Antonio researchers want to change that." SA REPORT
> TX TRIB: "How local rules fuel high housing costs in Texas" TX TRIB
EXTRA POINTS
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> NBA: Dallas 120, Minnesota 114
> NCAAF: Louisiana 23, Texas State 17
> NCAAF: Sam Houston State 9, Louisiana Tech 3
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 8:30pm: NBA: San Antonio at Oklahoma City (ESPN)
DALLAS MAVERICKS: "Luka Doncic's logo three lifts Mavericks to victory in Minnesota" DMN ($)
HOUSTON TEXANS: "Houston Texans: For WRs not named Collins or Diggs, 'it's go time'" Houston Chronicle ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: Golden: "The national Texas vs Texas A&M hype train gaining steam, momentum" AAS ($)
WILL VENABLE: "White Sox to hire Rangers' Will Venable as next manager, report says" DMN ($)
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