201910.04
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RIC eye doctor group, physicians pay $6.65 million to settle allegations

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LOS ANGELES — A Southern California-based ophthalmology group, its former chief executive and several of its physicians paid $6.65 million to settle allegations that they defrauded public health care programs by billing for unnecessary eye exams, improperly waiving Medicare co-payments and violating other regulations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Retina Institute of California…

201910.04
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LAX to direct rideshare users to new pickup lot starting in late October

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Jason Van Norman waited for his rideshare driver outside Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport late Friday morning, watching the slow crawl of traffic that was steadily pushing back his expected arrival time back home in Woodland Hills. “Usually in the early mornings it’s no biggie,” he said. “This is probably the worst I’ve…

201910.04
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Man sentenced to prison for raping girl in Santa Ana park

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A man who raped a 14-year-old girl at a Santa Ana park and later attacked a woman at a motel was sentenced Friday to 51 years to life in prison. Cornelio Chairez-Velasquez, 37, was convicted earlier this year of rape and assault, among other charges, Orange County Superior Court records show. Santa Ana officers in…