Dr. Megwa was convicted of receiving kickbacks for falsely certifying patients needed home health services and submitting false claims to Medicare for home visits to patients he never made.
Dr. Megwa was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and three counts of healthcare fraud.
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