Investigators say those patients were then persuaded to go to the clinics for months of treatment they didn't need.
Doctors, chiropractors, acupuncturists and two employees at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center are among 12 people facing charges.
Authorities say undercover agents from the attorney general's office and the city's Department of Investigation infiltrated the organization to crack the fraud.
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