Thomas G. O’Lear was convicted of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of approximately $2 million by billing for X-ray-related services that his company did not provide, engaging in a cover-up scheme to conceal the fraud, and committing aggravated identity theft. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and was ordered to pay almost $2 million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid, and two Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). Read a story from The Independent and a Department of Justice press release.
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