LANSING, Mich. — The former CEO of The Oxford Center, who is facing charges in a hyperbaric chamber explosion that killed a 5-year-old boy, has been charged with fraud, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
Tamela Peterson, 59, of Brighton, Mich., was arraigned Tuesday on nine counts of health care fraud – false claims. Each charge is punishable by a four-year prison term and/or a fine of $50,000.
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Prosecutors allege that Peterson had knowledge of and was the beneficiary of fraudulent health care claim practices, including billing for services that were never performed, according to officials.
Investigators began looking into Peterson in Sept. 2022 after providers and patients filed complaints…