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Published - Thursday, March 09, 2006

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Area nurses convicted of Medicaid fraud


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MADISON — Two La Crosse-area nurses were convicted Wednesday of filing fraudulent Medicaid insurance claims.

Janice Corbett, 65, of Ontario, Wis., pleaded guilty in Dane County Circuit Court to one count of misdemeanor fraudulent insurance claims, according to Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager’s office.
Under a plea agreement, Corbett must permanently surrender her Medicaid provider number and pay a $2,500 fine. She already has made restitution of $32,330 and performed 100 hours of community service.

According to the Department of Justice’s criminal complaint, Corbett, a registered nurse, was hired to help provide 24-hour nursing coverage for a La Crosse resident with muscular dystrophy. Corbett continued to submit claims after her employment was terminated June 28, 2002.

Rosalie Zahn, 70, of La Crosse also pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor fraudulent insurance claims, according to the attorney general’s office. According to the criminal complaint, Zahn, a registered nurse, also was hired to help provide 24-hour nursing coverage for a La Crosse resident with muscular dystrophy. Zahn continued to submit claims after her employment was terminated Nov. 10, 2002.

Under a plea agreement, Zahn must permanently surrender her Medicaid provider number and pay a fine of $1,000. Zahn has already made restitution in the amount of $17,006 and performed 100 hours of community service.
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Jones wrote on Mar 10, 2006 5:59 PM:

" Tiffany's right. Shouldn't they be barred from doing any nursing,even though they're age may be a factor. "

Dahha wrote on Mar 10, 2006 12:19 AM:

" And isn't this a second offense for Zahn? "

Tiffany wrote on Mar 9, 2006 12:05 PM:

" Don't you think that surrending their nursing license would make sense too!! "


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