Texas doctor convicted after accepting more than $200,000 in kickbacks for patients' blood, urine samples
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A Texas internal medicine doctor was convicted of accepting more than $200,000 in kickbacks for sending patient samples to particular labs, according to officials from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Dr. Hector Ubaldo, 60, was indicted in September. After a two-day trial, it took a federal grand jury only 14 minutes to find him guilty of conspiracy to pay and receive healthcare kickbacks and solicitation and receipt of illegal kickbacks.
Based on the evidence presented at trial, Ubaldo accepted cash from so-called "marketers" in return for sending patients' blood and urine samples to particular labs, which then billed insurance companies and Medicare for running diagnostic tests, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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