Dutchess County Orthopedic Surgeon Pleads Guilty To Multimillion Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Dr. Spyros Panos, an orthopedic surgeon, pled guilty today in White Plains federal court before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman to operating a long-running health care fraud scheme in which Panos defrauded Medicare, the New York State Insurance Fund, and numerous private health insurance providers out of over $2.5 million by systematically lying about the nature and scope of the surgical procedures that he performed.
Action Details
- Date:November 1, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions