Guilty Plea in O.C. Medical Insurance Scam
7:09 PM | February 20, 2009
A Costa Mesa woman pleaded guilty today to recruiting people for unnecessary surgeries as part of a $154-million
medical insurance fraud case spanning 39 states.
Sue Nanda, 40, pleaded guilty to 22 felony counts, including conspiracy, grand theft, failing to file income taxes and
capping, which means recruiting patients for fraudulent medical procedures, the Orange County district attorney’s
office said.
Nanda and others involved in the scheme were “ripping off the healthcare system and the public,” Orange County
District Atty. Tony Rackauckas said in a statement. “These types of crimes cannot occur without these cappers.”
In all, 19 defendants have been charged in the case, including doctors, an accountant and an attorney. Six people
have pleaded guilty and been sentenced, the district attorney’s office said.
Nanda recruited more than 170 phony patients from 16 states, officials said. In exchange for cooperating, the
patients would receive a cash payment of $300 to $1,000 per surgery or a credit toward a free or discounted cosmetic
surgery. Insurance carriers were then billed for the surgeries.
-- Robert J. Lopez
From LA Times
7:09 PM | February 20, 2009
A Costa Mesa woman pleaded guilty today to recruiting people for unnecessary surgeries as part of a $154-million
medical insurance fraud case spanning 39 states.
Sue Nanda, 40, pleaded guilty to 22 felony counts, including conspiracy, grand theft, failing to file income taxes and
capping, which means recruiting patients for fraudulent medical procedures, the Orange County district attorney’s
office said.
Nanda and others involved in the scheme were “ripping off the healthcare system and the public,” Orange County
District Atty. Tony Rackauckas said in a statement. “These types of crimes cannot occur without these cappers.”
In all, 19 defendants have been charged in the case, including doctors, an accountant and an attorney. Six people
have pleaded guilty and been sentenced, the district attorney’s office said.
Nanda recruited more than 170 phony patients from 16 states, officials said. In exchange for cooperating, the
patients would receive a cash payment of $300 to $1,000 per surgery or a credit toward a free or discounted cosmetic
surgery. Insurance carriers were then billed for the surgeries.
-- Robert J. Lopez
From LA Times
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