Michigan Vascular Surgeon Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison For Health Care Fraud Conviction And Agrees To Pay Up To $43.419 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Vasso Godiali, a vascular surgeon from Bay City, Michigan, was sentenced on May 3 to 80 months in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud health care programs by submitting claims for the placement of vascular stents and for thrombectomies that he did not perform and was ordered to pay $19.5 million in restitution collectively to Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan.
Action Details
- Date:May 25, 2023
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions