Doctor Sentenced for Fraud
Posted on Aug 4, 2011 2:05pm PDT
A doctor in the Knoxville, Tennessee area has reportedly been sentenced to prison time for a fraud matter. According to reports, he was sentenced to one year in federal prison and then three years of supervised release. He will also have to pay over $700,000 in restitution. He was charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare by fraudulently billing those health care benefit programs for office visits that did not actually occur. He will also reportedly surrender his license to practice medicine.
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