Indian-American doctor, associate plead guilty to roles in healthcare fraud scheme
An Indian-American doctor and his associate admitted their roles in a conspiracy to bill federal insurance programmes and private health insurance companies over two million dollars for services fraudulently claimed to have been provided by a licensed medico.
Parminderjeet Sandhu, 66, of New Jersey and Paramjit Singh, 62, of Ohio pleaded guilty before US District Judge Peter Sheridan in Trenton federal court to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey said in a press statement on Wednesday.
The two will be sentenced in April.
Under terms of the plea agreement, both will be sentenced to 18 months in prison. In addition, Sandhu and Singh have each agreed to pay USD 1.1 million in restitution as well as forfeit a similar amount.
US Attorney Craig Carpenito said Sandhu defrauded Medicare, US' national health insurance programme, and private insurers "and, worse, put his patients at risk" by allowing those patients to be treated by Singh, who had lost his medical license.
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