Orange County - Dr. Steven Kooshian was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for not giving his patients the correct dosage of their medication. Kooshian is a well know AIDs doctor in Orange County and runs many clinics. He pled guilty to two counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements relating to health-care matters. Kooshian would purposely prescribe or administer a lower dosage of the patients AIDs medication.
Kooshian's assistant Virgil Opinion, was the person that had started this investigation. He had been Kooshian'd assistant for more that 10 years. He terminated his employment with the doctor and then went to the press with the information. He told the police that his conscience had been killing him. He pled guilty to being an accessory to the crime and will serve three years probation and is ordered to pay restitution jointly with Kooshain.
According to Orange County criminal attorney and professional license defense attorney, Los Angeles Medical fraud defense attorney, Michael Guisti, that under the California Insurance Code Section 1871.4 and California Penal Code Section 550, a person who is charged with healthcare fraud in a situation when he / she makes a false statement to obtain or deny insurance benefits while claiming for insurance. the person could also be charged with penal code section 118 together as the insurance claim is based on false statement.
How can an Southern California health care fraud defense attorney can help you in Orange County medical fraud, health care fraud defense, and Orange County professional license defense ?
If you or someone you know who works in health care or medical field, has been arrested or investigated for medical fraud or health care fraud, it is critical to obtain the legal counsel of an experienced Orange county health care fraud defense lawyer or Los Angeles medical fraud attorney at Law Office of Michael L. Guisti. Whether you have been charged with a Los Angeles Health care fraud, Orange County health care fraud, an Orange County Medical fraud. it is vital to hire a top defense from Southern California criminal defense attorneys at Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti .
The people that usually have problems with their professional license are doctors, surgeons, therapist and other healthcare professionals. In this case, Kooshain is very likely that he will not only have to pay restitution and serve a prison sentence but he will also loose his license says Orange County professional license attorney. Orange County defense attorney Michael Guisti can guide you through the legal system. In many cases he has been able to help client reduce the charges and keep their professional license. If you or someone you know has been invesigated or arrested for health care fraud or medical fraud, or is about to loose their professional license, you need to call Michael Guisti immediately at (714) 530- 9690 to schedule an appointment or visit us at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
