LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Seven people are facing charges after allegedly participating in a kickback scheme in exchange for genetic testing.
Among those charged are two physicians in the Scranton area, Lee Besen and Yitzchok "Barry" Kurtzer.
Investigators believe the duo began accepting monthly cash kickbacks and bribes in exchange for collecting DNA samples from medicare patients and sending them for genetic tests.
Medicare was allegedly billed more than $2 million for tests performed at both practices in Lackawanna County.
