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Former Fall River dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

By Alli Knothe

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 24, 2012

A former Fall River dentist has pleaded guilty to charges that involved substituting paper clips for stainless steel posts while performing root canals, the attorney general’s office said. Michael Clair, 53, of Maryland, allegedly billed Medicaid for the cost of the stainless steel posts he didn’t use and is facing Medicaid fraud charges. He also pleaded guilty Monday to charges of assault and battery, larceny over $250, tampering with evidence, intimidation of a witness, and illegally prescribing hydrocodone, Combunox, and Percocet.

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