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Whitefish Doctor Sentenced For Defrauding Medicare And Other Federal Health Programs

Investigation part of national health care fraud action that resulted in 193 defendants charged and more than $2.75 billion in false claims

MISSOULA — A Whitefish doctor who admitted defrauding Medicare and other federal government health programs through a telemedicine conspiracy that resulted in more than $31 million in false billing was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by six months of home confinement, fined $100,000 and ordered to pay $780,509 restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

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Action Details

  • Date:December 13, 2024
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions