1983-2011 Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Washington: An Indian-American pharmacist has been sentenced to 17 years in prison by a US court for a healthcare fraud worth millions. Babubhai (Bob) Patel, 50, who owned and operated 26 pharmacies across metro Detroit, was sentenced in Michigan court, five months after a jury convicted him of billing the government for more than USD 57 million for painkillers that were medically unnecessary or never provided. The government said he paid doctors to write the orders and had recruiters offer cash to poor people in exchange for their Medicare or Medicaid number. He was arrested on August 2, 2011. In addition to 17 years of imprisonment, the court also ordered Patel to pay restitution to the Medicaid and Medicare programs in the amount of USD 17.3 million, and restitution to Blue Cross Blue Shield in the amount of USD 1.5 million. In sentencing the defendant, the court told the defendant that "what you have done is reprehensible." The criminal conduct engaged in by other health care fraud violators sentenced by the court was "small scale compared to this." According to evidence presented during a six-week jury trial concluding in August 2012, Patel between 2006 and 2011, billed Medicare and Medicaid more than USD 57 million. At least 25 per cent of those billings were for drugs that were either medically unnecessary never dispensed. Additional amounts were fraudulently billed to private insurers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The pharmacies operated on a business model that paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for writing prescriptions for expensive medications, the Justice Department said. The affiliated doctors would also write prescriptions for controlled substances, without regard to medical necessity, which would be filled at the pharmacies and distributed to paid "patients" and patient recruiters. The expensive non-controlled medications would be billed but not dispensed. Earlier this week, the US court sentenced an Indian Canadian (Brijesh Rawal) and two Indian nationals - Ashwini Sharma and Lokesh Tayal -- to 68 months of imprisonment for their participation as pharmacists in these criminal offenses. They will be deported to their country of their citizenship upon the completion of their sentences. http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/indian-american-jailed-for-17-years-for-healthcare-fraud-325807?pfrom=home-otherstories
nballa Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 17 yrs later 'bob patel elected to the lok sabha, was previously convicted of fraud and sentenced 17 yrs in america'
Tiger80 Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 :haha: When some Indian do something shameful , then suddenly he/she become Gujju, Punjabi etc. If tomorrow some another patel will win prize then people will say that an Indian has won prize
ganeshran Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 :haha: When some Indian do something shameful , then suddenly he/she become Gujju, Punjabi etc. If tomorrow some another patel will win prize then people will say that an Indian has won prize The article says "Indian-American". OP altered the title
gs Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Bob patel I know. Just like "Bawby" Jindal :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
nikred Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 I know. Just like "Bawby" Jindal :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Actually, Bobby Jindal doesn't sound too bad. But Bob Patel sounds weird. :cantstop:
Old guy Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Racist title :beee: i had u in mind when i opened this thread :hysterical:
Clarke Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 lol @ gujju. Hopefully the other regional/communal slangs are also allowed.
Swing_n_Speed Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 :haha: When some Indian do something shameful , then suddenly he/she become Gujju, Punjabi etc. If tomorrow some another patel will win prize then people will say that an Indian has won prize :hysterical: Reminds me of the French and Zidane. Before the shameful headbutt all the French when asked bout Zidane.........noooo he one of us, he Francaise. Post headbutt, the French when asked bout Zidane...... Who he? He Algerian! :hysterical::hysterical:
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