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Insurance,
Health Care & Hospital Law,
Criminal

Oct. 18, 2019

Doctor convicted of $12M Medicare fraud in LA federal court

A Temecula doctor has been found guilty after a six-day trial in federal court in Los Angeles for $12 million in fraudulent bills submitted to Medicare, according to an announcement Thursday from U.S. Attorney Nicola T. Hanna of the Central District.

A Temecula doctor has been found guilty after a six-day trial in federal court in Los Angeles for $12 million in fraudulent bills submitted to Medicare, according to an announcement Thursday from U.S. Attorney Nicola T. Hanna of the Central District.

Dr. Donald Woo Lee was one of 301 people arrested in a nationwide health fraud crackdown in 2016. He was convicted of seven counts of health care fraud, which netted him $4.5 millio...

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