Amrish Patel Used Stolen Funds to Buy Luxury Vehicles and Vacations. NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang today announced the conviction and sentencing of Amrish Patel, 62, of Monroe Township, New Jersey, for stealing more than $1.1 million that was intended to be paid directly to doctors who provided medical care to injured workers under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law. Patel, who provided billing services to a Brooklyn-based orthopedic surgery practice, stole at least $1.1 million in workers’ compensation reimbursements from three surgeons by submitting falsified claim forms to the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Patel used these stolen funds to pay for luxury vehicles and vacations. Patel, who previously pleaded guilty to one count of Insurance Fraud in the Second Degree, a Class C felony, was sentenced today to five years of probation and ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution to the victim doctors.