Sobol to Pay $2 Million for Kickback Scheme; Randall Restitution Hearing Vacated

A federal judge ordered a doctor to pay $2 million for accepting kickbacks to refer workers’ compensation patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach on the same day she determined it would be too burdensome to calculate restitution for a marketer who orchestrated a similar kickback scheme at another Southern California hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Josephine Staton on Tuesday signed a $2 million personal money judgment of forfeiture against Dr. Philip Sobol, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to a conspiracy charge. Staton on Tuesday cited the inability of prosecutors to prove actual los...