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Reel opens
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Pan in on interior door to an office. Letters on door spell out "Spectro Health Services Inc"
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Several investigators, male and female walking down office hall of Spectro Health Services in Century City, California. Police officers from the LAPD stand guard as investigator is seen sitting on the floor looking through piles of papers.
Unseen narrator explains the investigators are looking for padded Medi-Cal claims and Medi-Cal fraud. |
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CU hands leafing through several papers and documents
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LS man kneeling, looking at stacks of papers. Cardboard boxes lined up on cabinet counters. Z'in on the man, and cu on woman next to him on the floor looking through stacks of documents.
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Shot from behind, man carrying a stack of cardboard boxes to eventually be filled with files according to narrator by end of the day. Shot of piles of documents on the floor.
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Man reaching up into a cabinet, taking out metal file holder and putting it back. He finds a cassette which he keeps.
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Shots of investigators stacking papers into cardboard boxes
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Talking head Glen Gold, President - Spectro Health Services speaks with unseen reporter about a Dr. Reuben who has been in the newspaper frequently as he is involved in the community, but unfortunately has also been involved with many politicians for the last 10 years.
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Talking head Mr. Barry Sax - Deputy Attorney General Medi-Cal Fraud Unit, speaks with unseen reporter about the the audit of Spectro Health Services and state Dr. Reuben's name never came up except during the investigation.
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Stacks of files in an open cabinet. Shot from behind woman reaches up and takes the files.
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Reporters being asked to leave the office by an unknown upset man who states he didn't want to talk and asks reporters to remain outside, points them out and closes the door.
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Reporter who was asked to leave talks into camera and identifies the man who escorted him out as the Vice President and Exeucitve Officer of Spectro Health Services. He talks about the raid live on camera naming the hospitals involved.
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Channel 4 news show. Asian female newscaster reports the news. Z'in on male newscaster who reports about conflicts of interested and bribery concerning the state's prepaid health plan program. Photos of the officials involved.
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| 01:05:36 336.25 |
Z'in on photo of a Confidential report from the State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. Hand leafing through the pages of the report.
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| 01:05:50 350.03 |
Former Lieutenant Governor and California State Senator, Mervyn Dymally. Reporter unseen explains Dymally when in office allowed medical clinics to be owned by non-medical corporations. He owned a corporation that benefited when the legislation passed, but he never let it known - a violation of ethics law, however, the statue of limitations expired so he was never prosecuted..
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CUs on a government report having to do with Dymally. Pages of document turning reveal copies of checks from Dr. Edward Reuben to Dymally. Written at same time Dymally was helping Reuben get a prepaid health plan from the State. Again, statue of limitations expired.
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Senator Briggs. Reporter unseen states that allegations against Briggs involved Dr. Reuben as well.
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Pan down a general ledger as unseen reporter explains the case involving Senator Briggs and Dr. Reubens.
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Pan out from the Confidential report from the Department of Justice State of California. Hands turning the pages.
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Male reporter talks about the corruption case on live TV News program
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Asian female reporter gives the news on live TV news program
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Year: 1979
Color: Color
Genre: MEDICAL
Specialty CollectionGenre: MEDICAL
Description: TAPE DATED 3/21/79. News report about Medical billing fraud, padded claims.
Keywords: fraud
