11th Circuit Upholds Order Requiring Neurologist To Pay $15M Restitution

Mealey's (January 14, 2020, 1:04 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 13 upheld a ruling requiring a neurologist who pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud and one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances to pay $15 million in restitution in addition to his five-year prison sentence, holding that the presentence investigation report (PSI) contained sufficient information about the amount of loss that occurred as a result of the defendant’s scheme (United States v. Rassan M. Tarabein, No. 18-13743, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 1023)....