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Hospice Medical Director Faces Indictment
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HCH paid Goldman nearly $230,000 over four years for referring patients, but disguised the payments as being for legitimate medical director services, the Department of Justice charges in a release. The physician solicited kickback payments, the indictment alleges.
HCH hospice director Alex Pugman also has been indicted, the DOJ adds.
Goldman's wife, Svetlana Ganetsky is being sentenced next month after pleading guilty to obstruction, reports WBNS-TV. Pugman has pled guilty, the TV station adds.
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