Doc couple convicted of fraud in US
Monday, 07/09/2015
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Washington : An Indian-origin doctor along with his wife has been convicted of defrauding the US government to the tune of 2.5 million dollars. They claimed this amount for healthcare procedures that were not performed.
A federal jury in Maryland convicted Paramjit Singh Ajrawat (60) and his wife Sukhveen Kaur Ajrawat (57) on Friday. Paramjit was convicted of one count of healthcare fraud, two counts of making a false statement related to a health care programme, one count of obstruction of justice, four counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, the US Attorney’s Office District of Maryland said in a statement.
Sukhveen was convicted of one count of healthcare fraud, four counts of making a false statement related to a health care programme, one count of obstruction of justice, four counts of obstructing an audit, four counts of wire fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft. The convictions are in connection with the pain management clinic they owned and operated. According to evidence presented at the eight-day trial, from January 2011 to May 2014, the Ajrawats committed frauds related to federal health benefit programmes.
