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Indian American Doctor Jailed for 96 Months in Covid Fraud
Ameet Goyal MD surrendered his medical license,
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NEW YORK, NY- An Indian American ophthalmologist based in New York has been sentenced to 96 months in prison. Ameet Goyal MD was involved in a healthcare fraud scheme that involved fraudulently obtaining government loans meant for Covid-hit small businesses.
Goyal was sentenced this month for falsely billing millions of dollars of upcoded procedures as well as fraudulently obtaining two government guaranteed loans intended to help small businesses during the pandemic.
In addition to the prison term, he was sentenced to five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay forfeiture of $3.6 million and restitution of $3.6 million. He has already paid approximately $1.79 million toward these obligations.
During his sentence, Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said: “A prominent ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon who has now surrendered his medical license, Goyal was blinded by greed. Over a seven-year period, he preyed on the trust placed in him and cheated patients and insurance companies of $3.6 million in false charges.”
Williams added, “Even after being arrested for this scheme, he committed a breathtaking new fraud and stole $637,200 from the Paycheck Protection Programme in the early days of a devastating pandemic,” Williams said.
“For his crimes, Goyal will serve a substantial sentence in prison,”