Doctor gets 30 years in Medicare fraud case

Miami Herald by Jay Weaver | Dec. 18, 2008 (News Report)
A federal judge threw the book at a Miami doctor accused of Medicare fraud, sentencing her to three decades in prison.

Insisting she was not guilty of Medicare fraud, a convicted Miami physician sobbed Wednesday as she begged a federal judge for mercy. Instead, she got a 30-year prison sentence.

U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno hammered Dr. Ana Alvarez-Jacinto, 54, with one of the stiffest punishments ever for a Medicare fraud offender. She was convicted in October of writing phony prescriptions at a clinic for HIV patients in an $11 million scam against the ... Full Story »

Posted by Dale Penn

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Health
Topics: Law, HIV/AIDS, Medicare
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Dec 18, 2008 - 7:56 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review)
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Dale Penn - Dec 18, 2008 - 8:00 AM PST

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Dale Penn
3.6
 by Dale Penn - Dec. 18, 2008

Basic reporting on the results of a Medicare fraud case in South Florida that could have national implications. Missing is sourcing from the medical community or patients as to how using an outmoded treatment may have impacted the lives of the doctors patients, which seems to be the judges primary reason for the long sentence.

Dale posted this story.
See Full Review » (6 answers)
Kenneth Sibbett
4.3
 by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 26, 2008

Getting rich on the backs of HIV/AIDS patients is abhorrent. This report is both timely and accurate. If you want to make easy money, just sham the American taxpayer.

Can someone please explain to me how the politicians on both sides of the issue of medicare, refuse to even consider doing like the Veterans Admin., and negotiate for the use of generic drugs for Senior's and the disabled. The billions saved by government could be used to produce thousands of jobs. The lobbyist's from the drug companies are making millions working both sides of the road.

See Full Review » (7 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.9

not enough reviews
from 2 reviews (20% confidence)
Quality
4.0
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Information
4.0
Popularity
3.6
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
3.5
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »

Topics

U.S. | Health | Law | HIV/AIDS | Medicare
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!