In Pelham Manor, Manishkumar Patel has pleaded guilty to committing healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and violating the anti-kickback statute. Over a period of three years, from 2019 to 2022, Patel and a partner obtained prescription details from call centers, set up telemedicine appointments with Medicare patients, and had a physician approve fake prescriptions without ever examining the individuals in question. The medications were then allegedly distributed to Medicare providers, resulting in losses totaling almost $50 million.
As part of his guilty plea, Patel has been ordered to repay over $48 million to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and surrender more than $6 million. If convicted on all charges, he could face a maximum prison sentence of five years for each offense.
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