Section 1 Chicago Tribune, Sunday, December 10, 1995 NW Chain of abortion clinics is probed in price scam Rep. Mfume selected new chief of NAACP 435 N. Michigan Chicago, III. 606U Reader's Guide Sunday index Section 1 Bob Greene 2 INC 2 Editorials 22 JeffMacNelly 22 Letters 22 Perspective Section 2 James Warren On the Record Thomas Hardy Travel Section 8 Comics Section 9 Magazine Section 10 Fast track 18 William Rice 47 Dave Barry 50 Puzzles 51,52 TV Week Section 11 Transportation Section 12 Jim Mateja 1 .2 ...3 .10 AP photo Rep. Kweisi Mfume of Maryland is giving up a safe seat in Congress to take NAACP post.
Associated Press BOSTON The FBI is investigating whether Massachusetts' largest chain of abortion clinics rigged ultrasound tests so clients would undergo riskier and more expensive abortions, a newspaper reported Saturday. The FBI and police in the Boston suburb of Brookline searched the Brookline office of Repro Associates on Nov. 30, seizing medical records and documents as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of clinic owner Dr. Howard Silverman, The Boston Globe reported, citing anonymous sources. Silverman did not return telephone messages from the Globe.
The investigation, believed to be in its preliminary stages, is focusing on whether ultrasounds were falsified in order to charge higher rates for procedures performed in more advanced stages of pregnancy. Investigators are also examining whether Silverman followed through and performed the more invasive and expensive procedures required for later-term abortions, the newspaper said. Silverman charges between $300 and $500 for a first-trimester abortion, the Glober said. But after 14 weeks, the procedure is more complicated and can cost from $650 to $700. At 22 weeks, abortion can cost $2,100.
The investigation is focusing on whether ultrasounds were falsified in order to charge higher rates for procedures performed in more advanced stages of pregnancy. The source said women typically miscalculate the length of their pregnancies, but it is highly unusual for a doctor to "always find that women are three weeks further along," the Globe said. U.S. Atty. Donald Stern declined comment to the newspaper, and FBI spokesman Peter Ginieres said he could not confirm or deny any search or investigation of Repro Associates.
Silverman's facilities are believed to perform about 10,000 abortions a year, about a third of the 35,000 abortions performed annually in Massachusetts. Silverman also runs for-profit abortion clinics in Hyannis, New Bedford and Shrewsbury. In 1984, the state Board of Registration in Medicine disciplined him for sexual misconduct with an 18-year-old patient. As a result, Silverman's admitting privileges at five Boston-area hospitals were revoked and have not been reinstated. While the reorganization has often laid bare regional and class divisions within the country's oldest and largest civil rights organization, the group seeking change has succeeded, in the last two years, in ousting Chavis and William Gibson, who was replaced as chairman of the board in February by Myrlie Evers-Williams.
That Mfume, a Democrat, is giving up a safe congressional seat is a signal of how the Republican takeover of Congress has transformed the dreams and strategies of black politicians. Mfume is taking over a debt-ridden organization with a staff of fewer than 50. In accepting the job, Mfume vowed to revitalize the NAACP, which is still staggering under a $3.2 million debt and still recovering from internal bickering. The congressman's selection is a clear sign that the NAACP, which has been casting about for direction, will be emphasizing political themes like voter registration, education and lobbying. "I am convinced without reservation that I can best effect the social, economic and political change in the broader capacity that the NAACP represents," Mfume said.
By its choice, the 64-member board is conceding power in the running of the day-to-day activi- Lawmaker pledges to restore group's financial health New York Times News Service WASHINGTON Hoping for a leader to bring it back to fiscal health and political relevance, the NAACP on Saturday chose Rep. Kweisi Mfume of Maryland as its chief executive. At a meeting in the capital, the civil rights organization's board of directors chose the 47-year-old lawmaker to fill the top staff job, which has been empty for more than two years since former executive director Benjamin Chavis Jr. was dismissed. He had been accused of financial mismanagement and sexual harassment.
Several board members said Saturday's vote was unanimous. "I am absolutely honored to have been chosen for this opportunity," Mfume told a news conference after the board vote. He promised to restore the "financial, political and spiritual health" of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The selection of Mfume completes the efforts within the NAACP to revamp its leadership. Sports Section 3 Bernle Uncicome 1 Melissa Isaacson 3 Jerome Holtzman 9 NFLDon Pierson 1 1 ScoreboardRacing 15, 17 Preps Plus 22-24 Barry Temkin 24 Metropolitan Section 4 Eric Zom 1 Obituaries Weather 14 Business Section 5 Andrew Leckey .3 Jane Bryant Quinn 3 Jobs Section 6 Carol Kleiman 1 Arts Entertainment Section 7 Richard Christiansen 1 Ann Landers 2 Horoscope 2 Ta'es from Front 2 DearAbby 22 Word Game 22 WOMAN EWS Section 13 Barbara Brotman 1 Books Section 14 Home Section 15 Real Estate Section 16 Tempo Northwest Section 17 Parade Magazine Classified Ads Merchandise Sec.
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