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Kansas Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for $8 Million Medicare Fraud

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a Kansas anesthesiologist to three years in prison for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to order medically unnecessary health care for thousands of patients. She also ordered Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle, 48, to pay restitution of $8.3 million. From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Roethle played a central role in a massive telemarketing scheme that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces.

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Action Details

  • Date:March 6, 2026
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions