Dr. Khoury admitted in federal court that he defrauded Medicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan and its associated benefit providers between 1999 and June 2006 by submitting false claims for services rendered for patients who were not physically present in his office, according to the report.
Dr. Khoury faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan 5.
Read the WGNO News report on Dr. Gregory Khoury.
Read more coverage on healthcare fraud:
– Ohio Family Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Charges
– Michigan General Practitioner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Involvement in Medicare Fraud, Submitting False Claims
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