As if 2020 couldn’t get more messed up, a Wisconsin dentist is accused of damaging his patients’ teeth so that he could bill insurance companies for crown procedures.
Scott Charmoli was charged Tuesday in federal court with eight counts of health care fraud and two counts of false statements. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Charmoli is accused of falsely telling patients that they needed crowns and then using his drill to break off parts of their teeth during the procedure.
He submitted X-rays and photographs of the chipped teeth to insurance companies to obtain approval for the crowns.
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