September 20, 2017

Miami physician Roberto A. Fernandez was sentenced to 97 months in prison and to pay $4.8 million in restitution for his role in a $4.8 million health care fraud scheme that involved the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and the illegal prescribing of controlled substances, including oxycodone and hydrocodone. DOJ

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