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Burlington, Vermont - September 16, 2009
Two Burlington nursing homes were hit with big fines for having an unauthorized employee.
Federal prosecutors say the Burlington Health and Rehab Center and the Starr Farm Nursing Home both hired a nurse who had been previously banned from working in facilities that receive federal health care funds, like Medicare. Such bans often result from fraud convictions, though prosecutors did not release specific details about the employee.
To settle the case with the government, Burlington Health and Rehab paid $175,000 in penalties. Starr Farm paid $40,000.
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