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Attilatheblond

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4. The medical company paid a huge fine

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Tue May 13, 2025, 12:47 AM

May 13

Then Scott went on to become FL governor and now senator. Of course, the company he was CEO of was owned by a powerful FL family, of which former FL Senator, Bill Frist, was a member. That might explain a lot.

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Why wasn't Rick Scott prosecuted? [View all] Archae May 12 OP

Good question? Biggest fraud in Medicare history. Why? OAITW r.2.0 May 12 #1

The medical company paid a huge fine Attilatheblond May 13 #4

The company he worked for was penalized $ 600+ million. Medicare fraud convictions require proving Silent Type May 12 #2

So basically all he had to do is say "I didn't know..." Archae May 13 #3

Someone else has been saying "I don't know, you'll have to ask...' fill in the blank of all those being thrown ... cliffside May 13 #5

Basically, unless they found evidence in documents or people to testify he explicitly encouraged it. Silent Type May 13 #6

Because he's one of the richest dudes in the Senate, and DJ Synikus Makisimus May 13 #7

IIRC- Scott spent $54 million of his "own" stolen money to get elected governor of Florida. rubbersole May 13 #8