4th DCA Rejects Accused Doctor's Challenge to Information Filed by Prosecutors

The 4th District Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled that the information filed against an Orange County doctor accused of running a bill-mill operation was procedurally appropriate, even though it lumped multiple allegations of illegal activity into a single count of fraud. Dr. Sim Hoffman had once run three businesses — Advanced Professional Imaging, Advanced Management Services and Better Sleeping Medical Center — out of Buena Park. Through these companies, he allegedly racked up millions in dollars in bills against multiple comp carriers for treatments that were never p...