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Podiatrist, pharma rep sentenced to 63 months for healthcare fraud

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Kevin Kinsella

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In a case involving an unlicensed person performing medical procedures on unwitting patients, the two California men billed state and federal programs $3.2m in false claims.

Two California men have been sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Medi-Cal in violation of the False Claims Act.

According to the US DOJ, between June 2021 and January 2024, Felipe Ruiz, a podiatrist and sole owner

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