Physician sentenced to 45 years in prison

A Detroit-area hematologist and oncologist was sentenced last week to 45 years in prison after admitting to providing cancer treatments to patients he purposely misdiagnosed. Farid Fata pled guilty to 13 counts of healthcare fraud, two counts of money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks last September. According to federal prosecutors, Fata prescribed unnecessary injections and infusions to 553 patients and collected $17.6 million from Medicare and private insurance companies.

Source: CNN