Ex-doctor sentenced to prison for $1.5 million Medicaid fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former doctor was sentenced to two years in prison after bilking Medicaid for $1.5 million.

Robert Florea, 49, was sentenced this week after being convicted in October of one count of Medicaid fraud, a third-degree felony. Florea’s clinic, Buckeye Health and Research, was found guilty of the same crime.

In addition to the prison term, Florea and the clinic must pay $1.5 million in restitution and court costs…

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