Federal prosecutors are investigating the son of the former owner of Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, who last week pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to doctors, chiropractors and marketers for referring patients to his hospital for spinal fusion surgeries, a federal court document reveals.Attorneys for Michael R. Drobot revealed the U.S. Justice Department investigation in a motion filed in conjunction with a related civil suit filed by State Compensation Insurance Fund, which seeks damages for the same scheme that his father, Michael D. Drobot, admitted by pleading guilty.The elder Drobot, w...
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