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Ambulance Company Owner Sentenced To 10 Months In Prison

Bassem Kuran, 23, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to ten months in prison for making false statements to Medicare through VIP Ambulance, Inc., an ambulance company that Kuran owned and which he served as President. The Honorable Gerald J. Pappert, United States District Judge, ordered that upon Kuran's release from prison, he must serve three years of supervised release, and further ordered Kuran to pay restitution to Medicare in the total amount of $66,901.93.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:October 4, 2016
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions