Disgraced ex-surgeon faces multiple fraud charges

NISKAYUNA – A medical supply company and its founder stand charged with defrauding the Empire Plan, the primary health insurance plan covering state employees.According to the office of state Inspector Catherine Leahy Scott, the fraud was accomplished through inappropriate charges, forged prescriptions and falsified insurance claims for orthotics and compression stockings provided to government employees.Union Foot Solutions, LLC, of Niskayuna (also known as Union Orthotics and Pedorthics)