Louisiana Orthopedic Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Windsor Dennis, MD, a New Orleans-based orthopedic surgeon, has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently billing the federal government and has agreed to pay $750,000 in restitution, according to a report by WXVT News.

Charges against Dr. Dennis alleged that he submitted claims in the amount of $102,053 to the U. S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs for services he claimed he provided after Hurricane Katrina that were never rendered, according to a news release by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

He will be sentenced on May 26 and faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison, according to the WXVT News report.

Read WXVT News' report on Dr. Windsor Dennis.

Read the U.S. Attorney's release on Dr. Windsor Dennis.



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