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Tony_FLADEM

(3,023 posts)
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 02:19 PM Mar 2013

FBI raids Universal Healthcare's St. Petersburg office

ST. PETERSBURG --

The FBI raided the downtown St. Petersburg office of Universal Healthcare Thursday.

The raid comes a day after more than 800 employees found out they were losing their jobs.

The company is in receivership and will be liquidated by the Department of Financial Services by the end of the month. Universal leaders have been accused of money mismanagement during a state investigation.

Employees in the office Thursday morning were told by agents to leave their desks and evacuate the building just after 8 a.m. Many of the employees had just clocked in for work.

"I heard a loud male voice saying, 'Back away from your computers, hands off your keyboards,'" employee Jessica Jines said. "Stood up to look over my keyboard, and there were five or six federal agents that were separating, walking in each direction. They called us to one central area and let us know there will be no use of the computers."

Employees snapped photos as FBI agents removed files from storage cabinets. They said agents were looking for computers too.

Officials have not yet said what the agents are specifically searching for in the building.

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2013/3/28/fbi_raids_universal_.html

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FBI raids Universal Healthcare's St. Petersburg office (Original Post) Tony_FLADEM Mar 2013 OP
My first thought-- Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #1
It's Florida. My first thought was Medicare fraud. Tempest Mar 2013 #2
Well, that WAS Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #3
Texas, Nevada, Florida factsarenotfair Mar 2013 #4
Just another Health Care Plan that is nothing more than a Fake. Wellstone ruled Mar 2013 #5
Too Bad For Those Who Thought They Had Health Insurance From Them AndyTiedye Mar 2013 #6

factsarenotfair

(910 posts)
4. Texas, Nevada, Florida
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 02:40 PM
Mar 2013

Universal Health Care, Inc., Universal Health Care Insurance Company, Inc., Universal HMO of Texas, Inc., and Universal Health Care of Nevada, Inc.
Universal is health plan with a Medicare Contract
Universal is a health plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Florida Medicaid program
Universal is a health plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Texas Medicaid program © 2012 All Rights Reserved.

Such business-friendly states! It's too bad they aren't patient-friendly.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Just another Health Care Plan that is nothing more than a Fake.
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 02:43 PM
Mar 2013

Aren't these turds one of the AFFORDABLE advertized plans? Florida and Texas what a pair.

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)
6. Too Bad For Those Who Thought They Had Health Insurance From Them
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 03:08 PM
Mar 2013
Employees say more than 140,000 policies are handled out of the office. Those people will have to find alternate insurance.


What about those who are sick and trying to file claims? I guess they're just screwed.
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