Three California doctors were arrested for recruiting patients to undergo needless surgeries in order to defraud insurance companies. Prosecutors claim the doctors performed over 1,000 procedures on 940 patients in exchange for cash or cosmetic surgery while billing insurance companies an estimated $30 million. The doctors face 47 felony counts for conspiracy, insurance fraud and other charges and could face 50 year in prison if convicted.
Source: "3 Doctors Held in Health Insurance Scam" by Christine Hanley, published in the LA Times.
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