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New York Man Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme

BOSTON – A former New York based sales director for the Northeast region of a mobile medical diagnostics company was sentenced on Feb. 13, 2026 in federal court in Boston for conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. James Rausch, 57, of Point Jefferson Station, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to eight months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. The defendant was also ordered to pay $17,573,642 in restitution, forfeiture in the amount of $408,437 and a $20,000 fine. In June 2025, Rausch pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute.

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Action Details

  • Date:February 18, 2026
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions