Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID for healthcare fraud. Penalty: $3.5 million.
Details
Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID in 2026 involving healthcare fraud violations in the Physician Practices sector.
Penalty: $3.5 million
Violation types: Healthcare Fraud
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Source: Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs
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