PAYETTE
A Boise man who was connected to cases of defrauding Medicare and Idaho Medicaid was sentenced to 3.5 years in federal prison Monday.
The allegations about Scott Alexander Laney, 38, were initially forwarded to the Idaho Attorney Generalâs Office from the Payette City Police Department in 2016, confirmed Chief John Plaza in a phone interview this morning. That was a while before his time and even before the detective who handled the case.
âThe wheels of justice turn slowly, but they grind finely,â Plaza said.
According to the report on file, a local doctorâs office, Healthcare With Heart, had suspected fraud there and contacted the Payette Police Department. The detective at the time, then investigated the case and decided it needed to go to the Attorney General, according to Plaza.
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