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Source: San Antonio Express-News
The Scooter Store, which has billed itself as the leading supplier of power-mobility equipment, is going out of business.
The New Braunfels company said in a statement Friday it will begin winding down operations in the coming weeks.
The company, which has been mired in bankruptcy and in a Justice Department investigation believed to be related to Medicare and Medicaid fraud, said it was furloughing management and staff. It employed about 370 people.
During its heyday, the Scooter Store employed more than 2,400 people and was New Braunfels' largest private employer. As of Friday, it had about 200 employees at its headquarters and about 170 spread over 55 distribution centers around the country.
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