orangecountyda.com on August 04, 2011 reported that a doctor charged in the largest medical fraud prosecution in the nation, the 19 co-defendant Unity Outpatient Surgery Center (Unity) scheme, was convicted today of performing unnecessary and dangerous surgeries on over 160 patients in order to fraudulently bill medical insurance companies. Michael Chan, 65, Cerritos, pleaded guilty to the court to 40 felony counts including conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, insurance fraud, aiding and abetting capping with white collar crime sentencing enhancements. He faces a sentence ranging from probation up to 28 years in state prison at his sentencing on a date that is to be determined. Of the 19 defendants charged in the Unity case, 13 were indicted by a criminal grand jury on June 13, 2008. The Orange County Grand Jury examined 1,054 exhibits and heard testimony from 56 witnesses over 28 days, resulting in a 70-page indictment.

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