Michigan doc arrested for prescribing 5M doses of narcotics, $5.7M Medicare fraud

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MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan doctor has been arrested, accused of prescribing more than 5 million doses of narcotics between 2008 and 2010 and fraudulently billing Medicare for more than $5.7 million.

Oscar Linares, 53, was arrested Wednesday after authorities searched his office in Monroe, the U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit said. He’s charged in a criminal complaint with health care fraud and unlawfully distributing prescription drug controlled substances, including the painkiller Oxycontin.

“This investigation and the arrest of Dr. Linares should serve as a warning to any medical professional, that if you unethically prescribe medication for personal gain, you will be prosecuted,â€