Michigan charges dentist in alleged ‘massive’ Medicaid fraud scheme

(The Center Square) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues pursuing fraud cases across the state, announcing charges against a Macomb County dentist in what prosecutors described as a “massive” Medicaid fraud scheme.

Faddi S. Salim, 37, of Troy, was recently arraigned in East Lansing on one count of conducting a criminal enterprise and 131 counts of Medicaid fraud.

The charges stem from allegations that Salim billed the taxpayer-funded Medicaid program for dental crowns that were unnecessary or never provided. Each Medicaid fraud count carries a penalty of up to four years in prison and fines of up to $50,000, while the criminal enterprise charge is a 20-year felony.

Prosecutors allege Salim repeatedly submitted claims for large numbers of crowns on individual patients, in some cases exhausting their annual Medicaid benefits. Some patients later discovered they were no longer covered for needed procedures because those benefits had already been used.

“Flagrant...