After years of silence, Dr. Dipak Desai spoke publicly Thursday about the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak at his once-busy endoscopy center.
“I’m sorry sir, sorry,” Desai said in an emotional voice, as Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno was about to sentence him to 71 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme tied to the deadly outbreak.
Before that, in a Las Vegas courtroom linked by video conference, Assistant U.S. Attorney Crane Pomerantz spoke of his disdain for the man at the center of the outbreak.
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Doctor in deadly Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak guilty of fraud conspiracy
Dr. Dipak Desai pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in a health care fraud conspiracy stemming from the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak.
The hearing was held before Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, but broadcast through a video conference to a Las Vegas courtroom.
Desai, 65, who is already serving time in the Nevada prison system for a state conviction in the hepatitis outbreak, pleaded guilty to one felony count each of conspiracy and health care fraud.
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The hearing was held before Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, but broadcast through a video conference to a Las Vegas courtroom.
Desai, 65, who is already serving time in the Nevada prison system for a state conviction in the hepatitis outbreak, pleaded guilty to one felony count each of conspiracy and health care fraud.
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