🏥 NJ nursing-home owners accused of siphoning tens of millions in Medicaid funds while leaving residents in squalid, dangerous conditions. 💰 State comptroller says a duo funneled $92M through shell companies and violated staffing laws. ⚖️ Investigators urge immediate legislative reform as scheme is often NJ ‘business model.’
TRENTON — Two business partners and neighbors who own two nursing homes in New Jersey have been accused of pocketing tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds while leaving their facilities dangerously understaffed.
As operators of centers in Deptford and Hammonton, Daryl Hagler and Kenneth Rozenberg have been accused of an extensive, years-long scheme and should repay the state $124 million, according to recommendations in a new report issued by the Office of the State Comptroller.
“New Jersey nursing homes are straining under the weight of fraud, waste and abuse,” Acting State Comptroller Kevin Walsh said during a Wednesday remote news conference…