What Happened
Alton, Ill. physician Viwathna Bhuthimethee, 69, was sentenced April 3, 2014 to twelve months and a day in federal prison on a guilty plea to fifteen felony counts of Medicaid fraud and illegal distribution of hydrocodone and Xanax. sentence_months records the 12 months; the extra day is not counted.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2014) to 12 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
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