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How to steal a billion dollars from Uncle Sam

This May 8, 2008, photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**
- The Washington Times

Brett Blackman sits behind bars in the federal prison in Miami, fresh off getting a 19-year prison sentence from U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz. His crime? He aimed to steal a billion dollars from the government — and succeeded in getting Medicare and other insurers to actually pony up more than $450 million.

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