A Margate doctor pleaded guilty on Friday morning to more than $24 million in health benefits fraud.
Dr. John Gaffney, who resides in Linwood, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health-benefits fraud.
Gaffney wrote 200 fraudulent prescriptions for teachers, police and firefighters. Gaffney’s plea is the first to involve a doctor.
Feds are still investigating health-benefits fraud in Atlantic City, Ventnor and Margate.
Dr. Gaffney graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. He works in Margate City, NJ and specializes in Family Medicine.
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