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Syosset dentist admits insurance fraud scheme

A Syosset dentist pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn Wednesday to insurance fraud and identity theft in a scheme to scam money from the dental plan that covers Port Authority police officers. The dentist, Dr. Barry Cohan, who has practiced in Long Beach and Brooklyn, faces a minimum of 2 years in jail and will have to forfeit $600,000, according to a plea agreement read in court by Judge...

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