July 10, 2018

The New Mexico U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the sentencing of a cardiologist to 51 months in prison for healthcare fraud and obstruction of justice.  Roy Heilbron had been indicted for regularly performing unnecessary diagnostic tests on his patients and falsifying medical records to cover the fraudulent billing; he also had billed for procedures that were never performed.  USAO NM

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