| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Psychiatrist Sentenced to 54 Months in Jail for Addiction Treatment Fraud
USA. Psychiatrist Sentenced to 54 Months in Jail for Addiction Treatment Fraud
Psychiatrist Jose Santeiro, MD, of Miami Lakes, Florida, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for engaging in a scheme that fraudulently billed about $112 million for substance abuse services that were never provided or were medically unnecessary, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced. (Medscape, USA, 08.ß8.2022)