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Indian American physician pleads guilty to healthcare fraud
The Hindu
Indian American physician pleads guilty to healthcare fraud, billing Medicaid for nonexistent services, facing up to 10 years in prison.
Mona Ghosh, a 51-year-old Indian American physician from the Chicago area has pleaded guilty to a federal healthcare fraud by billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services.
Ms. Ghosh, who owns and operates Progressive Women’s Healthcare, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology services, pleaded guilty to two counts of health care fraud.
Each count is punishable by up to ten years in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama has set sentencing for October 22.
Federal prosecutors allege that Ms. Ghosh is accountable for at least $2.4 million in fraudulently obtained reimbursements.
She admitted in her plea agreement that she was accountable for more than $1.5 million of such fraudulently obtained reimbursements.
The final amount will be determined by the court at sentencing, a media release said.
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