A San Diego neurosurgeon was sentenced today to five years behind bars for accepting $3.3 million in bribes to perform spinal surgeries at a now defunct Long Beach hospital. More info:
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego neurosurgeon was sentenced today to five years behind bars for accepting $3.3 million in bribes to perform spinal surgeries at a now defunct Long Beach hospital, whose owner was later imprisoned for committing a massive workers’ compensation system scam.
Tantuwaya pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and to violating the federal anti-kickback statute. He has been in federal custody since May 2021, after violating the terms of his pretrial release. Pacific Hospital specialized in surgeries, especially spinal and orthopedic procedures. Prosecutors said Drobot conspired with doctors, chiropractors and marketers to pay kickbacks and bribes to have thousands of patients referred to Pacific Hospital for spinal surgeries and other medical services funded mainly through the California workers’ compensation system.
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