Connecticut

Former Norwalk Doctor Sentenced for $5M Medicaid Fraud

A former Connecticut doctor who prosecutors say bilked Medicaid out of nearly $5 million and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on women and luxury goods was sentenced to 87 months in prison Monday.

Ramil Mansourov, who ran a practice in Norwalk, pleaded guilty to health care fraud and money laundering in September. Prosecutors say he billed Medicaid for nearly $5 million for services never provided. He was ordered to pay $4.99 million in restitution, forfeit $50,000 and surrender his federal controlled substances registration to the DEA.

His partner, Bharat Patel, was convicted of running a “pill mill” and selling prescriptions for drugs, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, to addicts and drug dealers, who would then sell the drugs on the streets. He was sentenced in October 2018 to 54 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the Connecticut U.S Attorney's office.

State officials are suing Mansourov seeking nearly $15 million in damages for the Medicaid fraud.

State records show Mansourov's medical license became inactive after he failed to renew it.

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