Detroit Doctor Pleads Guilty in Connection with Medicare Psychotherapy Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON-A Detroit doctor at the center of a $13.2 million psychotherapy fraud scheme, which used the Medicare information of mentally-disabled Detroit residents to defraud Medicare, pleaded guilty today for his role in the scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent in Charge Robert D. Foley, III of the FBI's Detroit Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Lamont Pugh, III of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Chicago Regional Office.
Action Details
- Date:January 8, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions