Kickbacks

In California, a physician was sentenced to 5 months in prison, 150 days home confinement and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution for illegal remuneration. The physician accepted kickbacks in exchange for the use of his provider number, which was used to fraudulently bill Medicare, Medi-Cal and private insurers for services provided by unqualified individuals.

Child Support Enforcement

In Vermont, a man was sentenced to 5 years probation and ordered to pay approximately $58,000 in restitution for failure to pay child support for his three children. He was arrested in September 2003 during “Operation Lost and Found”, a national round-up of child support defaulters. In 1999, the man was ordered to pay over $1,000 per month. In 2001, the court reduced his monthly obligation amount to $600 per month. The investigation revealed that the man worked as a mechanic and a truck driver.