WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contender
Ben Carson has maintained a business relationship with a close friend
convicted of defrauding insurance companies and testified on his behalf,
even as the candidate has called for such crimes to be punished
harshly.
Pittsburgh dentist Alfonso A. Costa pleaded
guilty to a felony count of health care fraud after an FBI probe into
his oral surgery practice found he had charged for procedures he never
performed, according to court records.
Though the crime carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in
federal prison, Costa was able to avoid prison time after Carson helped
petition a federal judge for leniency.
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Source: NBC News
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