Farid Fata

Farid Tanios Fata
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Lebanon
Occupation(s)Hematologist, oncologist (former)
Criminal statusIncarcerated
SpouseSamar Fata (divorced)[1]
Conviction(s)Health care fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1347) (13 counts)
Conspiracy to pay or receive kickbacks (42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b)
Money laundering (18 U.S.C. § 1956)
Criminal penalty45 years imprisonment
Imprisoned atFCI Williamsburg

Farid Tanios Fata (Arabic: فريد طانيوس فتى, born 1965) is a Lebanese-born former hematologist/oncologist and the mastermind of one of the largest health care frauds in U.S. history. Fata was the owner of Michigan Hematology-Oncology (MHO), one of the largest cancer practices in Michigan. He was arrested in 2013 on charges of prescribing chemotherapy to patients who were healthy or whose condition did not warrant chemotherapy, then submitting $34 million in fraudulent charges to Medicare and private health insurance companies over a period of at least six years.

Fata pleaded guilty in 2014 to charges of health care fraud, conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks, and money laundering. On July 10, 2015, he was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dateline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Detroit Area Doctor Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Providing Medically Unnecessary Chemotherapy to Patients". US Department of Justice. July 10, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ Moghe, Sonia (July 11, 2015). "Patients give horror stories as cancer doctor gets 45 years". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 23 July 2015.