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Bay Area Doctor Convicted Of Health Care Fraud And Kickback Scheme For Referrals To Medicare-Funded Home Health Services

Dr. Henry Geoffrey Watson Referred Patients to Expensive and Unneeded Home Health Services Billed to Medicare After Sham Visits with Victims in Retirement Homes

SAN FRANCISCO – Henry Geoffrey Watson, a medical doctor residing in Oakland, California, was convicted by a federal jury today of charges that included accepting kickbacks for patient referrals to home health agencies, health care fraud, and false statements relating to a health care matter, announced Attorney for the United States Thomas A. Colthurst, Robert K. Tripp, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge, and Steven J. Ryan, Special Agent in Charge for the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG).

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Action Details

  • Date:Nov. 1, 2023
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions