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Amarillo, Texas, Orthodontist Sentenced to 50 Months in Federal Prison on Health CareFraud Conviction

AMARILLO, Texas - Dr. Michael David Goodwin, 63, an orthodontist who practiced in Amarillo, Texas, and Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to 50 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,810,960 in restitution, following his guilty plea in December 2012 to one count of health care fraud related to the Texas Medicaid program. In addition, Goodwin must forfeit $1,558,911, which are the gross proceeds traceable to his offense, as well as more than $244,000 the government seized in May and July 2011 from his JP Morgan Chase accounts. Judge Robinson ordered that he surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on April 29, 2013. Today's announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

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Action Details

  • Date:April 9, 2013
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions