San Diego neurosurgeon admits accepting $3.3 million in kickbacks
The bribes, which Lokesh Tantuwaya accepted to perform surgeries at a Long Beach hospital, were part of a massive workers’ compensation fraud
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The bribes, which Lokesh Tantuwaya accepted to perform surgeries at a Long Beach hospital, were part of a massive workers’ compensation fraud
Lokesh Tantuwaya of San Diego has been in federal custody since May 2021
There have been 23 defendants convicted for participating in the kickback scheme at now-defunct Pacific Hospital, according to federal prosecutors.
A neurosurgeon pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal criminal charge for accepting $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital whose owner was later imprisoned for committing a massive workers' compensation system scam.
An Indian-American neurosurgeon has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge of accepting approximately USD3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct California medical facility.