A federal judge has sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to 3.5 years in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme. Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and share in $760,000 in restitution with Dr. Jeffrey Gallups. The scheme involved urging doctors to order unnecessary medical tests on patients and billing insurers, with Oxendine collecting kickbacks from a medical testing company. About 60 people, including family members and insurance commissioners from other states, submitted letters seeking mercy for Oxendine, but the judge was unmoved.
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