Cenk Uygur
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Scooter Store Raided in Crackdown
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February 23, 2013
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6:34Now Playing"Critics say it's putting seniors in costly equipment they don't need, and ripping off the government for what may be hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Now law enforcement is taking action.
On Wednesday, 150 federal and state agents raided The SCOOTER Store headquarters in New Braunfels, Texas, and agents remain on the site. CBS News just spoke to an FBI agent Thursday morning who said workers will not be allowed back into headquarters through the day as the nation's largest power wheelchair company remains under investigation."*
You've seen the commercials for mobility scooters that promise free scooters even for people denied ineligible by Medicare, right? Believe it or not, it may be a scam to bilk the government into paying for unnecessary scooters. Which Romney backer is connected to this? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
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