Ms. Nanda pleaded guilty on February to recruiting 310 patients to undergo unnecessary surgical procedures at the now-closed Unity Outpatient Surgery Center in Buena Park, Calif., in exchange for money or low-cost cosmetic surgery, according to the report.
According to the prosecution in the case, between Nov. 14, 2001, and May 27, 2004, Ms. Nanda made $2.35 million for her work in the scheme.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is calling the case against Unity the “largest medical fraud prosecution in the nation,” according to the report. Three physicians, one lawyer and eight other employees who allegedly served in the same role as Ms. Nanda have had charges brought against them in the case. One physician was sentenced to 16 years in prison; the others are awaiting trial.
Read the Register’s report about the Unity Outpatient Surgery Center health insurance fraud case.
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