La. U.S. Attorney: Hospice Owner Sentenced to 240 Months Imprisonment and Ordered to Repay $42,000,000 for Defrauding Medicare
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release:
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Lance Africk sentenced SHIVA AKULA ("AKULA"), age 68, of New Orleans, to 240 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release and $2,300 in mandatory special assessment fees, in relation to an extensive health care fraud scheme orchestrated by AKUL . . .
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on May 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Lance Africk sentenced SHIVA AKULA ("AKULA"), age 68, of New Orleans, to 240 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release and $2,300 in mandatory special assessment fees, in relation to an extensive health care fraud scheme orchestrated by AKUL . . .