Ex-doctor who admitted to bribes in healthcare fraud scheme sentenced
McALLEN — An ex-doctor accused of taking bribes in exchange for patient referrals was sentenced to federal prison Thursday, records show.
U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced Eduardo Carrillo to a 24-month sentence in connection with charges he solicited, along with his assistant, 52-year-old Martha Uribe Medrano, and obtain kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals.
Carrillo, of McAllen, pleaded guilty Nov. 20, 2015, to one count of fraud with identification documents, and two counts of healthcare fraud, and was ordered to pay nearly $26,000 in restitution as part of his punishment.
Federal prosecutors allege Carrillo concocted the scheme and executed it on at least 12 occasions, in December 2011 through October 2012, and in June 2015, to the end of July 2015, the indictment stated.
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