Michael Drobot News Today

Here are three updates in spine and orthopedic federal cases from the last month:

Michael Drobot, who served prison time for paying illegal kickbacks for spine surgeries at the now-defunct Pacific Hospital, was sentenced to another 15 months in prison for not paying money that he owed the government, The Press Telegram reported Nov. 17

David Payne, MD, was sentenced to 33 months in prison after he was found guilty of accepting bribes for performing surgeries at the now-defunct Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, Calif.

David Payne was one of multiple defendants in a workers' compensation scheme run at the now-defunct Pacific Hospital then owned by Michael Drobot.

LOS ANGELES—An orthopedic surgeon was found guilty of accepting more than $315,000 in bribes and kickbacks for performing ...

To date, two-dozen defendants, among them doctors and surgeons, have been convicted for participating in the kickback scheme.

Neurosurgeon indicted in case of kickbacks-for-surgery conspiracy with hospital owner

An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 5 years in US federal prison for accepting approximately USD 3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries.

An Indian American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries.

During its final five years, the scheme resulted in the submission of more than $500 million in medical bills for spine surgeries involving kickbacks