Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Submitting Over $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Claims

Unknown 2026 Physician Practices

OIG Identity Theft

Penalty

$1.5 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Submitting Over $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Claims for identity theft. Penalty: $1.5 million.

Details

Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Submitting Over $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Claims — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Submitting Over $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Claims in 2026 involving identity theft violations in the Physician Practices sector.

Penalty: $1.5 million

Violation types: Identity Theft
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal

Source: Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Submitting Over $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Claims For Sleep Studies To Medicare And Medi-Cal

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Source: Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Submitting Over $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Claims For Sleep Studies To Medicare And Medi-Cal

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