Arkansas Doctor Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Accepting Kickbacks

AR 2026 Physician Practices
OIG Kickbacks Obstruction
Penalty
$12 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Arkansas Doctor Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Accepting Kickbacks for kickbacks, obstruction. Penalty: $12 million.

Details

Arkansas Doctor Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Accepting Kickbacks — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Arkansas Doctor Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Accepting Kickbacks in AR in 2026 involving kickbacks, obstruction violations in the Physician Practices sector.

Penalty: $12 million

Violation types: Kickbacks, Obstruction
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: AR

Source: Arkansas Doctor Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Accepting Kickbacks, Defrauding TRICARE, And Failed Attempts To Obstruct Investigation

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Source: Arkansas Doctor Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Accepting Kickbacks, Defrauding TRICARE, And Failed Attempts To Obstruct Investigation

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