New Jersey’s largest organ procurement group is facing explosive allegations that it tried recovering organs from a patient who was still showing signs of life, fueling a broader congressional probe into alleged fraud and record manipulation.
In a scathing letter sent to New Providence-based New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network (NJTO) on Wednesday, Nov. 19, the US House Ways and Means Committee claimed it had uncovered several “egregious actions and potential violations of federal and state statutes.”
Nearly a dozen whistleblowers came forward with evidence of fraud, cover-ups, and illegal practices tied to the group’s work and its Medicare-funded operations, Committee Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and Oversight Subcommittee Chair Rep. David Schweikert (R-Arizona) told NJTO President and CEO Carolyn Welsh…