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A federal jury in the Southern District of Ohio convicted an Ohio physician recently for unlawfully distributing opioids from his clinic.

A federal jury in Columbus convicted an Ohio doctor Thursday for illegally prescribing buprenorphine and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.

Godiali was ordered to pay $19.5 million in restitution collectively to Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM).

Officials say a second superseding indictment charged four people from Michigan and one person from Arizona.

An Oakland County doctor was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for illegally distributing opioid pills and ripping off insurance companies.

Covenant HealthCare and two physicians have paid more than $69 million in three related civil settlements to resolve possible False Claims Act violations.

At sentencing, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller emphasized the seriousness of Shister’s crime, including Shister’s breach of trust and abuse of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Northern District of Illinois convicted Chicago man yesterday for participating in conspiracy to pay approximately $25 million illegal kickbacks to generate business for durable medical equipment pharmacy. Mark Sorensen, 53, worked at Symed, a Chicago pharmacy paid for kickbacks.

A federal jury convicted a Matteson, Illinois, woman for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million.

A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over several years on fraudulent claims.