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Nebraska Dept of HHS Fin. & Support v. Palermo (In re Palermo)

Nebraska Dept of HHS Fin. & Support v. Palermo (In re Palermo)

Ruling
Court ordered restitution for Medicare fraud was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support (the State), filed this adversary proceeding alleging that, as a result of filing false claims, debtor received overpayments which she had neither the intention nor ability to repay. It contended the debt resulting from the overpayments was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A). Pending was the State's summary judgment motion.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 20, 2009 , LexisNexis #0509-117