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A Houston-area physician was sentenced to seven years in prison for healthcare fraud that resulted in the deaths of multiple patients due to opioid overdoses, as well as the death of an entire family in a car accident involving one of the patients.
The physician, Rezik Saqer, prescribed powerful opioid painkillers to vulnerable patients and then required they undergo unnecessary and expensive procedures that he then charged to healthcare providers. According to a Department of Justice news release,
[1] Saqer made fraudulent claims of at least $14 million. He was ordered to pay restitution of $5 million, along with the prison sentence.
Healthcare fraud is a huge problem, and the recent Sackler case
rank speculation. well, you said that you heard that you were encouraged by the fact that you represent the family in the civil case, civil settlement. you were encouraged. so do you have any idea what the split was in this jury? i mean where do you get your quote encouragement? i didn t say i was encouraged. i said i7] thought the prosecution was encouraged. and i don t talk out of school. so you will have to speculate about the source of my information. okay. well now you spoke to someone. did you speak to any of the prosecution team today? yes, i did. okay. who did you speak to and what did the person say? i don t talk out of school, greta. that s why people talk to me,. billy, you have had a really cozy relationship with this prosecutor, let s face it you have a huge si assume i think the city council okayed it so i assume it s justified. you have got a relationship. you have got information,
having gotten a deadlocked jury, a mistrial in this case. so, i mean, you know, she has got five more trials to go. i would not be sitting, feeling very good about this case if i you were mosby tonight. do you disagree with me? yes, i do. i think the prosecution is somewhat encouraged by the fact that there were evidently a substantial number of jurors felt that officer porter should have been convicted an one or more of the charges. we don t know the breakdown. and someone will start talking sooner or later. well, if you you have heard that information, obviously there has been a bust of a gag order because nobody is supposed to be talking, number one, so that s not a good sign. have you heard anything about whether prosecutor mosby has decided to retry the case or not? well, what i know is that the prosecution and the defense are going to meet with judge williams tomorrow in his chambers. and they are going to set a new trialeu÷ date, which means,