QUESTIONS TONIGHT ABOUT A MEDICAL PRACTICE THAT WAS RAIDED BY THE F-B-I TODAY.
AGENTS REMOVED FILES FROM THE COLASANTE CLINIC ON NORTHWEST 16TH AVENUE-- BUT AREN'T SAYING WHY.
THE CLINIC IS AN "URGENT CARE," FAMILY PRACTICE FACILITY.
ACCORDING TO CLERK OF COURT RECORDS, DOCTOR ONA COLASANTE OWNS THE PRACTICE.
STATE RECORDS SHOW HER LICENSE, WHICH SHE EARNED IN 1992, IS CLEAN. THEY INDICATE SHE PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
THE F-B-I OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS AN INVESTIGATIVE SQUAD THAT TARGETS HEALTH CARE FRAUD.
COLASANTE-- WHO SOLD THE HAWTHORNE MEDICAL CLINIC TO PATRICIA MC-COLLOUGH-- WAS THE DEFENDANT IN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY MC-COLLOUGH, THE U-S GOVERNMENT, AND STATE OF FLORIDA.
WE WILL HAV EMORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.