Dr. Royal, who ran Royal Treatment Urgent Care in Perrysburg, Ohio, was indicted on one count of telecommunications fraud and three counts each of insurance fraud and theft. She allegedly filed more than $900,000 in false claims to insurance companies and received more than $100,000 in payments between Oct. 2004 and July 2009.
She is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 16.
Read the Toledo Blaze report on Dr. Stacey Royal.
Read other coverage on healthcare fraud:
– Nine Arrested in California for Medi-Cal Fraud
– Lawsuit Against UT Southwestern Medical Center to Move Forward
– Two California Clinic Owners, a PA and Recruiter Charged with Paying Kickbacks for Referrals
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