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Indian-Origin Doctor Sentenced To 168 Months In US For Health Care Fraud Conspiracies

Anand also conspired to distribute oxycodone outside the usual course of medical practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.

New York: An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for “orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, wire fraud, and unlawful distribution” of controlled substances and money-laundering related offenses, US Department of Justice has said.

Neil K Anand, 48, of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was also ordered to pay over USD 2 million in restitution and over USD 2 million in forfeiture, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

Anand was convicted in April this year for conspiring to submit false and fr

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