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Spyros Panos

Ex-Doctor From Area Admits To Wire, Health Care Fraud, ID Theft In Scheme To Obtain $876K Ex-Doctor From Area Admits To Wire, Health Care Fraud, ID Theft In Scheme To Obtain $876K
Ex-Doctor From Area Admits To Wire, Health Care Fraud, ID Theft In Scheme To Obtain $876K A convicted felon from the Hudson Valley who previously surrendered his medical license is facing more prison time after posing as a credible orthopedic surgeon and collecting nearly a million dollars to review patient files. Hopewell Junction resident Spyros Panos, a former surgeon who practiced in Poughkeepsie, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme in which he obtained more than $876,000 to review files related to healthcare appeals and Workers Compensation cases.  Panos was previously been convicted of …
Hudson Valley Physician Arrested For Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft Hudson Valley Physician Arrested For Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
Hudson Valley Physician Arrested For Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft A disgraced former Hudson Valley doctor is back in hot water after being busted for obtaining more than $750,000 by assuming the identity of a licensed orthopedic surgeon as part of an elaborate scheme. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of former physician Spyros Panos - a former orthopedic surgeon from Hopewell Junction who pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from health insurance companies in 2013 - was arrested on Tuesday and is facing new charges for allegedly obtaining more than $860,000 in payments for revi…