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DALLAS -- Seven people have been named in a health care fraud scheme including the owner of a medical service provider.

The federal indictment alleges the defendants bilked Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $375 million for more than five years beginning in January 2006.

The indictment names Jacque Roy, a doctor who owned Medistat Group Associates in Desoto and alleges he led a scheme that billed Medicare for home health care services that were not medically necessary or were not done.

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A Facebook post warning that a gun may be brought on the campus of Robert E. Lee High School has led to an investigation by Tyler Independent School police and officials.

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A Tyler Beauty Salon owner charged with illegally performing breast augmentations is back in Tyler after she was arrested in Harrison County last week.

39 year old Carmel Foster-Alexander is accused of injecting two people with some kind of substance to augment their breasts, and one person, Sheena Bradford of Longview, remains hospitalized in critical condition

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The U.S. Mail processing plant located at East Texas Center, just north of Tyler, will soon be shutting down and moving operations to Shreveport, La., Austin and Coppell, according to a release from the U.S. Postal Service.

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Police are seeking a beautician charged with an unlicensed medical practice after a breast augmentation she's accused of performing left a customer hospitalized in critical condition.

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WEATHERFORD — The sentencing phase of a trial begins today in Weatherford for a North Texas man who was convicted of kidnapping his ex-neighbor and holding her captive for nearly two weeks.

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For the second time in less than a month, a woman is robbed of her purse and injured during a holdup outside a Tyler hospital.

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TEXARKANA -- A wintery mix is making travel slow today for motorist on Interstate 30 between Dallas and Texarkana. The Department of Public Safety says some ice has formed on bridges and overpasses in Bowie County and several spots along the interstate. The Tyler-Longview areas will just see rain; no wintery mix is expected in the immediate area.

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LAKE PALESTINE -- Divers are resuming their search today for a missing pilot of a small plane that went down in Lake Palestine on Wednesday night. Searchers discovered the plane yesterday in about 17 feet of water, the door hatch had been opened and the seat belt undone, according to State Troopers. The plane flew out of Jacksonville before it plunged into the lake. The pilot is believed to be the only occupant of the aircraft.

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NACOGDOCHES — A man accused of stealing a plane from an East Texas airport hangar is jailed in Henderson County and being held without bond. Terry Lynn Boozer is charged with theft and evading arrest after Nacogdoches County deputies acted on a tip from an 8-year-old boy who found the plane at a private airstrip. Deputies recovered the plane and arrested Boozer after a short foot pursuit. The boy compared the numbers on the plane to stories posted online. The Cessna 182 was stolen Jan 28th from Athens Municipal Airport.

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WASHINGTON —A win Tuesday night for Rick Santorum has given his campaign the momentum he needed. The Republican presidential candidate won caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado and Missouri's nonbinding primary. Mitt Romney sti

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WASHINGTON - Money to help about 1 million homeowners reduce their loans will soon be available. More than 40 states have agreed to a settlement with the five largest mortgage lenders. California and New York are among the states holding out but are said to be moving closer to backing a deal. The money available to homeowners could run as high as $25 billion if all states approve the deal.

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