ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky doctor who had been convicted of performing unnecessary heart procedures on dozens of patients has been acquitted on all charges.
The Independent of Ashland (https://bit.ly/2mFRIAH ) reports Judge David Bunning on Tuesday acquitted Ashland cardiologist Dr. Richard E. Paulus of all 11 counts against him and conditionally granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
A jury in October had convicted Paulus on charges of health care fraud and making false statements relating to health care matters. He was accused of falsifying records over a five-year period to make it appear that the procedures were necessary before billing Medicare, Medicaid and other insurers.
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Bunning, however, said prosecutors didn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Paulus had “acted with fraudulent intent.”
Paulus was facing up to 25 years in prison.
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Information from: The Independent, https://www.dailyindependent.com
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