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Attorney General Bonta Announces Sentencing of Southern California Doctor for Medi-Cal Fraud

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the sentencing of a Southern California doctor for an illegal prescription scheme that defrauded the state Medi-Cal program of over $20 million. El-Nachef, M.D., was sentenced to five years in jail after entering a plea of guilty for prescribing medically unnecessary HIV medications, anti-psychotics, and opioids to over a thousand Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Read more on oag.ca.gov

Action Details

  • Date:August 18, 2023
  • Agency:California Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies