A physician from Fayetteville, Tenn., has been sentenced to serve 108 months in prison for illegal distribution of controlled substances, according to a Huntsville Times report.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chattanooga reported that Samuel Ashby, MD, was sentenced Monday in a U.S. District Court in Chattanooga. Dr. Ashby was convicted of illegal distribution as well as defrauding TennCare and attempted tax evasion.
Dr. Ashby was ordered to pay restitution to the IRS and serve three years supervised release upon his release from federal prison. He pleaded guilty to the charges last November.
Read the Huntsville Times report on physician fraud.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chattanooga reported that Samuel Ashby, MD, was sentenced Monday in a U.S. District Court in Chattanooga. Dr. Ashby was convicted of illegal distribution as well as defrauding TennCare and attempted tax evasion.
Dr. Ashby was ordered to pay restitution to the IRS and serve three years supervised release upon his release from federal prison. He pleaded guilty to the charges last November.
Read the Huntsville Times report on physician fraud.
Read more on physician fraud:
-Former New York Pharmacist Dispensed Medicaid Drugs Under Suspended License
-New York Pediatrician Pleads Guilty to Defrauding State Vaccine Program
-Baltimore Ophthalmologist Accused of Performing Hundreds of Unnecessary Laser Eye Procedures