A Wellington doctor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping perpetuate a $40 million dollar Medicare scam by signing orders for arm, knee and wrist braces that weren’t medically necessary. Although federal prosecutors said Dr. John Agbi was responsible only for $7.6 million dollars in fraudulent billings, he was ordered to help others involved in the scheme repay the entire $40 million dollars that Medicare lost. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman on Friday ordered the 44-year-old physician to forfeit the $150,000 dollars he pocketed by ordering medical devices for patients he either didn’t see or examined only briefly, according to federal court records. Altman allowed Agbi to remain free until November 2nd when he must report to federal prison to begin serving his sentence.

A Wellington doctor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping perpetuate a $40 million dollar Medicare scam by signing orders for arm, knee and wrist braces that weren&rsquo;t medically necessary. Although federal prosecutors said Dr. John Agbi was responsible only for $7.6 million dollars in fraudulent billings, he was ordered to help others involved in the scheme repay the entire $40 million dollars that Medicare lost. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman on Friday ordered the 44-year-old physician to forfeit the $150,000 dollars he pocketed by ordering medical devices for patients he either didn&rsquo;t see or examined only briefly, according to federal court records. Altman allowed Agbi to remain free until November 2nd when he must report to federal prison to begin serving his sentence.

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