MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis gynecologist, Sanjeev Kumar, is now facing 46 charges in a new indictment against him after he was accused of healthcare fraud, coercing people into sexual acts, and reusing single-use devices on patients, according to court documents.
According to court records, Kumar’s charges include Adulteration of Single-Use Devices, Misbranding of Reprocessed Single-Use Devices, Adulteration of Hysteroscopes Cleared for Reprocessing, and Healthcare Fraud.
Last month, a judge dismissed 17 counts against Kumar on 36 federal charges, but upheld the other charges.
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The federal government is claiming that between September 2019 and April 2024, Kumar “engaged in a series of crimes, frauds, and other acts that abused the trust of both the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and his patients.”…