ABINGDON, Va. (AP) A federal magistrate says a southwest Virginia rescue squad can sell an emergency truck to help cover legal costs associated with an upcoming health care fraud trial.
The Bristol Herald Courier ( ) reports U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent in Abingdon wrote in an order that the Saltville Rescue Squad can sell its 2008 truck, as long as she first approves the selling price and the buyer. She stipulated the money has to go toward legal funds and case consultants.
The rescue squad and former board president Eddie Wayne Louthian Sr. face trial in September. Prosecutors say Louthian and another squad member fraudulently billed insurance companies $2.6 million over a 10-month period.
The other squad member, Monica Jane Hicks, pleaded guilty earlier to health care fraud.
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Information from: Bristol Herald Courier, http://www.bristolnews.com
Source: http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/aug/21/va-rescue-squads-truck-sale-for-legal-help-okd-ar-2145782/
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