Former Los Angeles Hospital Owner Pleads Guilty to Paying Kickbacks

Former co-owner and chairman of the board, for City of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles, Robert Bourseau, has pleaded guilty to paying illegal kickbacks for patient referrals, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

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Mr. Bourseau, who was indicted in January admitted to paying individuals for referring the homeless Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries to City of Angels for inpatient hospital stays and is the fourth person to plead guilty in the scheme.

Mr. Bourseau will pay more than $4.1 million in restitution to Medicare and Medi-Cal and faces up to 10 years in prison.

Read the LA Times’ report on the City of Angels kickback scheme guilty plea.

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