Brea Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Medicare Fraud Scheme
Authorities say that Simon Hong recruited Medicare beneficiaries for massage and acupuncture treatments.
Orange County Register:
Brea Man Gets Decade In Prison In $2.9 Million Dollar Medicare Fraud
A Brea man who used his rehabilitation clinics to submit millions of dollars in false Medicare claims was sentenced this week to more than a decade in federal prison, even as he awaits sentencing in a second health care fraud case. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana, ordered Simon Hong on Monday to spend 121 months behind bars and to pay nearly $3 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. (Emery, 1/10)
In other news from across the state —
Orange County Register:
Orange County Considers How To Regulate Marijuana In Unincorporated Land
In the wake of Prop 64’s passage legalizing recreational marijuana use in California, Orange County has formed a committee to help decide how the county might regulate and police cannabis cultivation and related businesses on its unincorporated land. County supervisors said Tuesday that they hope the committee – which comprises the county’s lawyers, law enforcement agencies, agriculture commissioner and public works department – can advise them on the potential impact of marijuana businesses. (Graham, 1/10)