SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Southern California psychologist has been arrested for allegedly bilking the federal government of nearly $1 million in a medical fraud scheme.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 69-year-old Arnold Nerenberg was taken into custody Tuesday morning by federal agents.
Nerenberg, co-founder of the Whittier-based World Legion of Power bodybuilding organization, was charged last week with seven counts of mail fraud under a federal grand jury indictment.
Two former postal workers also are charged in the case.
The indictment alleges that from June 2000 through April 2008, the defendants submitted fraudulent paperwork to obtain compensation for psychological conditions that were never diagnosed and reimbursement for medical expenses that were never incurred.
A woman who answered the phone after business hours at Nerenberg's office said no one was available for comment.
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