Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment And Arrest Of Ophthalmologist For Healthcare Fraud
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General's ("HHS-OIG") New York Region, announced today that AMEET GOYAL, M.D. ("GOYAL"), an ophthalmologist with practices in Rye, Mt. Kisco, and Wappingers Falls, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut, has been indicted for healthcare fraud. Mr. Berman's Office also today filed a civil fraud complaint against GOYAL and the entity that owns his medical practice, AMEET GOYAL, M.D, P.C. d/b/a/ THE EYE ASSOCIATES GROUP (the "Practice"), under the False Claims Act.
Action Details
- Date:November 22, 2019
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions