USA v. Mazumder

  1. February 13, 2024

    Convicted NC Doctor Can't Get Recordings From Prosecutors

    A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday rejected a doctor's attempt to force prosecutors to turn over recorded phone calls with a telemedicine provider, finding that the requested materials weren't relevant and that she was trying to "manufacture" a way to have her fraud conviction overturned.

  2. January 24, 2024

    NC Doctor Can't Clear Conviction In $11M Medicare Case

    A North Carolina federal judge refused to acquit a doctor convicted of signing off on orders for medically unnecessary equipment that resulted in nearly $11 million in Medicare reimbursements, ruling a reasonable jury could find the doctor signed the orders without reviewing them.

  3. September 26, 2023

    Jury Finds NC Doctor Lied In Medical Brace Authorizations

    A North Carolina federal jury on Tuesday found a Charlotte doctor guilty of making false statements while signing off on unnecessary orthopedic braces but acquitted her on charges of health care fraud.

  4. September 25, 2023

    NC Doctor Loses Mistrial Bid As Jury Mulls $11M Fraud Case

    A Charlotte doctor accused in an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme tried unsuccessfully on Monday to have a mistrial declared after a heated morning of closing statements, with her defense team accusing the government of deliberately hiding evidence to spring on her mid-trial.

  5. September 21, 2023

    $11M Medicare Fraud Investigation Cut Corners, Jury Hears

    Defense counsel traded barbs with a lead investigator in the government's Medicare fraud case against a Charlotte, North Carolina, telemedicine doctor Thursday, hinting to the jury that investigators ignored evidence and pursued a case against the physician without thoroughly digging into other potential "players."

  6. September 19, 2023

    NC Doctor Was Misled In $11M Medicare Fraud, Jury Told

    Prosecutors are using a Charlotte, North Carolina, doctor accused of submitting $10.9 million worth of bogus claims for Medicare reimbursements as a scapegoat, her defense attorneys told a federal jury Tuesday, saying she never had any intention of defrauding the government.

  7. June 23, 2022

    Feds Say NC Doctor Defrauded Medicare Out Of $11M

    A doctor working for a telemedicine company has been charged with health care fraud and lying to the government after federal prosecutors in North Carolina said she signed off on $11 million worth of bogus claims for reimbursement relating to orthopedic braces.