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Leader Of $50 Million Health Care Fraud Pleads Guilty

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MANISHKUMAR PATEL pled guilty today in connection with a $50 million health care fraud and kickback scheme involving the sale of fraudulent prescriptions for durable medical equipment, among other medical supplies, to suppliers, pharmacies, and laboratories who obtained payment for those fraudulent prescriptions from Medicare. PATEL pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:April 26, 2024
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions