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Coastal Orthopedics and Sports Medicine exec admits to $850k in fraud — 5 takeaways
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By Mary Rechtoris
David Brooks, a former financial accounting manager at Coastal Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida, plead guilty to mail fraud, according to Business Observer.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Coastal discovered Mr. Brooks used company accounts to purchase $702,091 in American Express gift cards between January 2012 to June 19, 2013.