Prominent Tri-State Cardiologist Sentenced To 78 Months in Prison for Record, $19 Million Billing Fraud Scheme, Exposing Patients to Unnecessary Medical Treatment
NEWARK, N.J. - A well-known cardiologist and the founder, CEO and sole owner of two large medical services companies in New Jersey and New York was sentenced today to 78 months in prison and ordered to pay $19 million in restitution for conspiring in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme that subjected thousands of patients to unnecessary tests and potentially life-threatening, unneeded treatment, as well as treatment by unlicensed or untrained personnel. The sentence was announced today by New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.
Action Details
- Date:November 20, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions