America: An Indian-American neurosurgeon has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge of receiving a bribe of approximately US$3.3 million to perform spinal surgery at a now-closed California medical facility. have taken. Lokesh Tantuvaya (55) of San Diego has been indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit fraud and violation of the federal anti-kickback law. The Justice Department said he has been in federal custody since May 2021 for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
According to his plea agreement and statements at Thursday’s change-petition hearing, from 2010 to 2013, Tantuvaya accepted money from Michael Drobot, who owned Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, in exchange for performing spinal surgery at the hospital. Federal prosecutors allege that the amount of bribes varied depending on the variety of spinal surgery performed.
Pacific Hospital was famous for surgery
Pacific Hospital has specialization in surgery, especially spinal and orthopedic procedures. The Justice Department alleged that Drobot conspired with doctors, chiropractors and marketers to pay bribes in exchange for referring thousands of patients to Pacific Hospital for spinal surgery and other medical services. It was also alleged that during its last five years, the scheme resulted in the payment of more than US$500 million in medical bills for spine surgery, including kickbacks.
Tantuvaya admits to crime
Tantuvaya admitted that he knew that the exchange of money in exchange for referrals to medical services was illegal and accepted the money to allow his patients to undergo surgery at a Pacific hospital. You have violated your duty by referring to it. In total, Tantuvaya received approximately US$3.3 million in illegal payments, according to information.
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