Long Island doctor pleads guilty to $900,000 health care fraud scheme

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A Long Island doctor, Kenneth Fishberger, has pleaded guilty to ordering unnecessary brain scans in a health care fraud scheme totaling nearly $900,000. The scheme lasted over six years, from June 2013 to December 2019. Fishberger, 75, admitted to receiving illegal payments for ordering transcranial doppler scans for patients who were falsely diagnosed. He conspired with others to conduct hundreds of these unnecessary tests for kickbacks. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, along with supervised release and a potential fine. Sentencing is set for February 25, 2025.


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