5 years, $3M in restitution ordered for Medicare scheme
Detroit — A former staff physician for three Livonia medical clinics will serve five years in prison for his role in a $5.4 million Medicare fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
Jonathan Agbebiyi, 63, of Sterling Heights, was sentenced Tuesday in the U.S. District Court's Eastern District for his role in the scam. The doctor was convicted in May of six counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow also ordered Agbebiyi to pay nearly $3 million in restitution and ruled he'll be on supervised release following his prison term.
Agbebiyi was a staff physician at Blessed Medical Clinic, Alpha and Omega Medical Clinic and Manuel Medical Clinic, which operated in Livonia between 2007 and 2010.
Agbebiyi, an obstetrician/gynecologist, joined a conspiracy to bill Medicare for unnecessary neurological tests, according to evidence presented during his weeklong trial.
By Christine Ferretti
From The Detroit News:
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