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Previously Convicted Physician Arrested For Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SPYROS PANOS, a former orthopedic surgeon, who was previously convicted of health care fraud, was charged with wire fraud, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme in which he assumed the identity of a licensed orthopedic surgeon and obtained over $860,000 in payments for reviewing patient files in Workers Compensation cases. PANOS was arrested this morning at his home in Hopewell Junction, New York, and was presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison in White Plains federal court this morning.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:April 10, 2018
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions