Category: Redondo Beach

California Medical Equipment Company Owner Found Guilty in $24 Million Medicare Scam

June 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A Redondo Beach woman was found guilty on June 27 of nearly two dozen felonies for billing Medicare more than $24 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment—mostly power wheelchairs—and repairs, many of which were never performed. Tamara Motley, 54, was found guilty by a federal jury in downtown Los…

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‘Record Breaking’ Cyclone Freddy Moves Southern Californians Towards Assistance

March 16, 2023
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif.—Pastor Kurt Dahlin and Los Angeles County-based Breakwater Church are launching a fundraising effort for medical supplies, food, and water purification equipment for victims of a cyclone that hit the East African nation of Malawi in February. To date, 255 have died when the cyclone wreaked havoc with heavy rains and flooding on…

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Photographer’s Grandson Digitizes Thousands of Vintage Shots Found in Closet From 50s, 60s, 70s—And Older

August 17, 2022
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Rummaging through Herb’s closet, it becomes pretty clear: this man once owned a camera store. From that closet, Charlie Mackenbach, Herb’s grandson, exhumed case after case filled with tens of thousands of 35-millimeter film transparencies, each neatly packaged in a slide frame that fits in the palm of a hand. Herb had passed away. The…

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Beach Cities Receives $1 Million for New Youth Mental Health Center

April 6, 2022
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif.—The Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) received one million for the allcove Beach Cities center—a new community project promoting youth wellness—as part of the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package signed by President Joe Biden last month, BCHD officials announced. This new facility—one of five allcove locations in California—will not only serve young residents…

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