{"id":12750,"date":"2017-03-08T16:17:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T21:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=12750"},"modified":"2017-03-18T15:17:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T19:17:03","slug":"doctor-acquitted-of-fraud-charges-to-begin-new-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2017\/03\/08\/doctor-acquitted-of-fraud-charges-to-begin-new-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Acquitted Of Fraud Charges To Begin New Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA Kentucky doctor who had been convicted of performing unnecessary heart procedures on dozens of patients has been acquitted on all charges.<\/p>\n

Judge David Bunning on Tuesday (3\/7) acquitted Ashland cardiologist Dr. Richard E. Paulus of all eleven counts against him and conditionally granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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