Prosecutors Take Different Tacks Toward Restitution in Comp Fraud Cases

While federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are asking for only about $12 million in restitution out of $500 million billed by a hospital owner who was convicted of paying kickbacks, federal prosecutors in San Diego are throwing the book at a doctor who paid kickbacks. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California last week asked U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant to order Dr. Ronald Grusd of Beverly Hills to forfeit all of the $1.6 million he received for services provided in relation to the referral fees.  “Because defendants were convicted of f...