SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Federal prosecutors in San Francisco on Thursday announced criminal charges against 28 people, including 13 doctors, and two home health care companies in an $8 million kickback scheme.
“This is a cash for patients scheme,” U.S. Attorney David Anderson said at a news conference.
Federal complaints unsealed Thursday allege that two Hayward-based companies led by Ridhima Singh, 33, of Livermore, gave doctors and other professionals $6 million in cash, $2 million in medical director fees and items such as Golden State Warriors tickets for Medicare patient referrals.
