Mona Ghosh: Indian-American physician pleads guilty to healthcare fraud
Mona Ghosh owns and operates Progressive Women's Healthcare, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology services
Mona Ghosh: Indian-American physician pleads guilty to healthcare fraud
Washington: A 51-year-old Indian American physician from the Chicago area has pleaded guilty to a federal healthcare fraud by billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services.
Mona Ghosh, who owns and operates Progressive Women’s Healthcare, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology services, pleaded guilty to two counts of health care fraud.
Each count is punishable by up to ten years in federal prison. US District Judge Franklin U Valderrama has set sentencing for October 22.
Federal prosecutors allege that Ghosh is accountable for at least $2.4 million in fraudulently obtained reimbursements. She admitted in her plea agreement that she was accountable for more than $1.5 million of such fraudulently obtained reimbursements.
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