Orange County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Orchestrating Massive Health Care Fraud that Submitted Nearly $270 Million in Bogus Claims
An Orange County man was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison for masterminding a massive health care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims were submitted to Medi-Cal over an 11-month span for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were not medically necessary and, many times, were not provided to the purported recipients.
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An Orange County man was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison for masterminding a massive health care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims were submitted to Medi-Cal over an 11-month span for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were not medically necessary and, many times, were not provided to the purported recipients.
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Orange County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Orchestrating Massive Health Care Fraud that Submitted Nearly $270 Million in Bogus Claims ↗
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