Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months for Defrauding Federal Comp Program

A Louisiana physician was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for billing the federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs more than $500,000 over a four-year period for services he never provided. Dr. Marvin Clifton, 71, was also ordered during a sentencing hearing Thursday to pay a $50,000 fine and serve two years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana announced. Clifton, a licensed physician whose practice in Baton Rouge included physical therapy, pleaded guilty Oct. 31 to a single count of making false stateme...