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Is it a crime for a contractor to knowingly submit inflated invoices for payment?

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I own a medical clinic where medical assistants are contracted to perform laser procedures on patients. The MA's are paid per procedure. After getting calls from patients complaining about numerous cancellations and asking for refunds, I realized that one of the MA's was cancelling patients' appointments for her own personal reason (no baby sitter, car broke down, etc), but then billing me as if she had shown up and completed the procedures. She would then reschedule the client and issue a "comp'd" procedure (without any authorization) and also submit that replacement procedure on her invoice to me for payment. After beginning to audit her invoices its clear that this was her regular practice -- often as much as 60-70% of her invoice.

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Benjamin Hartford ·
It is a crime and you can report her to the police and they may or may not proceed with criminal charges. Your other option is to sue her in civil court. The statute provides for civil theft a possibility of atty. fees and treble damages for the money you have lost. That certainly adds up. Either way these are your options moving forward. If you haven't contacted the contractor about these issues don't as a pretext call could be used to collect evidence against her especially if she admits to the theft. You should contact an attorney asap so you can get your ducks in a row on this matter.
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