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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina nurse has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of nearly $15 million by filing claims for medically unnecessary orthopedic braces and other medical equipment, a prosecutor said.

Justin Segrest, 44, of Mount Airy pleaded guilty on Thursday to a conspiracy charge, said Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, in a news release.