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Omaha doctor sentenced for health care fraud in federal court
- Omaha doctor Jeffrey Edwards was sentenced in federal court for nine counts of health care fraud.
- Edwards must pay about $190,000 in restitution and a $45,000 fine.
- Court records say staff used Edwards’ login to imply he completed visits.
- False claims were submitted to Medicare and state Medicaid programs as ‘nurse’ visits.
- The scheme spanned roughly 2010 to February 2019.
- The clinic bought non-FDA-approved Botox from abroad for patient use.
- Disclosed information comes from WOWT court documents.
- The sentencing included a three-year term of supervised release.
- The case involves fraud against Medicare and state Medicaid programs.
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