Husband, wife doctors charged in grand thefts www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on July 9, 2009
Two married doctors are in jail Tuesday accused of stealing close to $250,000 dollars. Neither of them would stop talking in court.
Dr., Michael Miran, a psychologist and an adjunct professor at R.I.T. and his wife, Dr. Esta Miran are accused of fraud.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office says they overbilled the state and federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars. Esta Miran is not a psychologist but has a PhD. in education. She is also accused of practicing psychology without a license. Michael Miran is accused of letting her do it.
“This husband and wife team allegedly cheated taxpayers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars,” said Attorney General Cuomo. “My office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit continues to root out scams across the state that rip off New Yorkers.”
The indictment against the couple was unsealed in court at their arraignment. One of the charges accuses the Mirans of booking four to five intensive psychotherapy sessions in the same hour and conducting psychotherapy sessions from just one to 12 minutes at a time. The Miran’s practice was under investigation by the AG’s office for two to three years.
Berkeley Brean: “So people that would have seen them aren’t owed money?”
NYS Assistant Attorney General Jerry Solomon: “No this was tax payer funds that were over billed.”
In court, the Mirans kept telling Judge John Connell that they couldn’t understand why they had to be in jail.
“We would never flee!” Dr. Esta Miran said. “We could have fled at any time. Can’t we be released? We would come back.”
Dr. Esta Miran continued.
“Can we get out of jail today?” she asked the judge.
“If you can post the $5,000 bail and surrender your passports, yes,” Judge Connell answered.
“Can I give you a credit card?” Dr. Esta Miran asked.
“No, you can’t do that,” Connell said.
Dr. Michael Miran told the judge he fears for his life.
“I’m in a medically distressed position in prison. A position that endangers my life. I’m at immediate risk for a heart attack,” Dr. Miran said.
Judge Connell ordered court deputies to make sure Dr. Michael Miran is under medical supervision in jail. However, the Mirans posted bail late today. There is still a bail hearing for the couple.
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malkie Benson said
It’s unbelievable how the media blows things out of proportion and twist things around. The Mirans are 2 very good people who would never hurt or steal from anyone. People are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty in this country not the other way around. Please hear their side of the story before accusing them .
Malkie