By: Yuritza Arroyo
A doctor was sentenced today to 15 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $1.9 million and forfeiture of $54,000 for his role in two separate conspiracies to defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and accepting kickbacks in exchange for referring laboratory work.
Dr. Daniel Oswari, 51, of Bordentown, pleaded guilty on Dec. 16, 2019, in Camden federal court to two counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Travel Act.
Another conspirator Steven Monaco, who worked for a blood and urine testing lab, arranged for his employer to hire Oswari's medical assistant as a phlebotomist while continuing to do medical assistant work for Oswari, according to authorities.
In return for receiving the free services of an employee for over two years, Oswari referred his blood and urine samples to Monaco's employer for testing, and Monaco received a commission from the insurance payments made for tests run on those samples, according to authorities.
