A DOCTOR WAS CAUGHT DEFRAUDING THE VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION TO THE TUNE OF NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

Winchester, VA – Fierce Healthcare reports that 44 year old New Jersey cardiologist Apostolos Voudouris pled guilty to defrauding the Veterans Administration and has agreed to a settlement of $476,460 to resolve the government’s claims under the False Claims Act. Dr. Voudouris, on over 350 occasions between 2011 and 2015, submitted claims to the VA for procedures that were not performed, and received $238,230 in payments from them. In addition to the settlement payout, he must pay restitution of the money he received from the VA, bringing his total penalty to $714,690. Ouch. He is also possibly facing a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

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