Indian-origin doctor Neil K. Anand, who was found guilty of health care fraud in the US earlier this year, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for pushing his patients to accept goody bags of sedatives that they did not need, to claim insurance payments.

The 48-year-old Pennsylvania-based doctor was also ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution and an additional $2 million in forfeiture.

The investigation revealed multiple irregularities: besides administering unnecessary medications to patients, he also pre-signed prescriptions that allowed his interns with no license to prescribe medicines, and wrote controlled substances.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr Anand conspired to submit false and fraudulent claims to health plans provided by Me

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