Post by pavel on Feb 12, 2016 9:22:41 GMT -6
Former New Mexico doctor pleads guilty to fraud, unlawful dispensing of drugs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 63-year-old former New Mexico doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and to health care fraud during an appearance in federal court in Las Cruces.
His offenses were connected to the deaths of four patients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
The guilty plea of Pawankumar Jain was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the DEA’s El Paso Division and Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division.
Jain, through his plea agreement, is expected to be sentenced to a prison term of 42 to 108 months followed by supervised release. Sentencing has yet to be set.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/722409/news/former-nm-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-unlawful-dispensing-of-drugs.html
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 63-year-old former New Mexico doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and to health care fraud during an appearance in federal court in Las Cruces.
His offenses were connected to the deaths of four patients, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
The guilty plea of Pawankumar Jain was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the DEA’s El Paso Division and Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division.
Jain, through his plea agreement, is expected to be sentenced to a prison term of 42 to 108 months followed by supervised release. Sentencing has yet to be set.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/722409/news/former-nm-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-unlawful-dispensing-of-drugs.html