Doctor who stole $100M from Medicare could get 30-plus years

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AP West Palm Beach
Last Updated : Jan 03 2018 | 2:10 PM IST
A politically prominent Florida eye doctor could get more than 30 years in prison for stealing $100 million in one of history's largest Medicare frauds.
A sentencing hearing for Dr Salomon Melgen resumes today after a four-week hiatus. Melgen was convicted last April of 67 crimes including health care fraud, submitting false claims and falsifying records.
US District Judge Kenneth Marra could give the 63-year- old Melgen a life sentence. Prosecutors are asking for 30 years. Melgen's attorneys want no more than 10.
Prosecutors said Melgen was the nation's highest-paid Medicare provider for five straight years. Melgen convinced many elderly patients to undergo often painful tests and treatments they didn't need for diseases they didn't have.
In a separate case, Melgen is accused of bribing New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez.

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First Published: Jan 03 2018 | 2:10 PM IST

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