75-year-old Las Vegas doctor Eduardo Abellana convicted for $2M Medicare/Medicaid fraud, referring unnecessary prescriptions for cash kickbacks.

75-year-old Las Vegas doctor, Eduardo Abellana, was convicted for conspiring to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $2M. Abellana referred medically unnecessary prescriptions to a Detroit pharmacy for patients he hadn't treated and received cash kickbacks in return. He faces up to 10 years in prison for health care fraud and up to 5 years for defrauding the U.S. His sentencing is scheduled for September 25th.

May 23, 2024
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