An Orange County doctor was charged last week of allegedly defrauding a COVID-19 program for uninsured patients by submitting false claims in a scheme that netted him about $150 million.
An Orange County doctor was charged last week of allegedly defrauding a federal COVID-19 healthcare program for uninsured patients by submitting false claims in a scheme that netted him about $150 million, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Dinh was initially charged in a criminal complaint filed in April. The grand jury indictment last week expands the case by increasing the total amount in fraudulent claims Dinh allegedly submitted and adding money laundering and obstruction charges. Prosecutors claim this is the largest fraud scheme in the nation targeting Health Resources and Services Administration’s uninsured program that authorities have uncovered.
Some of the claims Dinh filed were for patients who had medical insurance, while others reported services that were not rendered or were not medically necessary, according to prosecutors.After the investigations began, prosecutors allege, Dinh submitted false patient records in response to a subpoena from the grand jury.
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