6th Circuit Affirms Doctor’s 45-Year Sentence For Misdiagnosing Patients

Mealey's (May 31, 2016, 1:51 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 25 affirmed a federal judge in Michigan’s decision to impose a 45-year prison sentence on a doctor who pleaded guilty to 13 counts of insurance fraud for intentionally misdiagnosing patients to submit false insurance claims (United States of America v. Farid Fata, No. 15-1935, 6th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 9755)....