SUNY Downstate EM Doc Accused of $1.5M Fraud

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SUNY Downstate EM Doc Accused of $1.5M Fraud
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In a case that spotlights the importance of comprehensive financial controls in medical offices, a leading New York City emergency medicine physician stands accused of using his business credit card to steal nearly $1.5 million from his clinical practice and spend it on cash advances, personal travel, lavish pet services, and more.

Lucchesi, who's in his late 60s, faces nine counts of first- and second-degree grand larceny, first-degree falsifying business records, and third-degree criminal tax fraud.

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