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Date: 10-24-2024
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United States of America v. Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D.
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Judge: John C. Hinderaker
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Tucson
Defendant's Attorney: Click Here For The Best Dallas, Texas Crimi cty, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
Description: Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud
Arizona Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud
Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D., 51, of Peoria, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 24 months in prison. Nguyen pleaded guilty to Health Care Fraud on March 19, 2024.
Over the course of several years, Nguyen engaged in a scheme to defraud various health care benefit programs, including Medicare, TRICARE, AHCCCS, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare. As part of his scheme, Nguyen knowingly caused the submission of thousands of false billing claims. Nguyen also falsely created patient records to conceal and avoid detection of his fraudulent scheme. The fraudulent claims identified a medical doctor as the treating provider when, in fact, another provider such as a nurse practitioner, social worker, unlicensed psychology intern, or wound care nurse provided the service independently. By billing the medical service as if it were provided by a physician, Nguyen falsely inflated the amount his company was to be paid for the service.
The total loss to the insurance companies from Nguyen’s scheme was approximately $3.7 million. As part of his sentence, Nguyen was ordered to pay over $1.1 million in restitution to the private insurance companies. Nguyen also was required to pay over $2.5 million to the government in a separate civil agreement.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
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Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 24 months in prison
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