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Podiatrist Indicted for Health Care Fraud in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a forty-count indictment on November 3, 2020 against Andrew Lynn, D.P.M., 63, of Knoxville, Tennessee, charging him with health care fraud.
Lynn, a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, allegedly engaged in a scheme to defraud when he billed Medicare for services not rendered. The indictment alleges that Lynn performed routine foot care and then billed Medicare for unperformed surgical procedures.
As a result of this scheme, Medicare was billed in excess of $1.1 million and paid out in excess of $850,000.
If convicted, Lynn faces a term of up to ten years in prison, up to three years supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine and mandatory restitution.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by HHS-OIG and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia F. Davidson will represent the United States.
Lynn appeared in court on November 5, 2020, before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton and entered a plea of not guilty to the charges in the indictment. Lynn was released pending trial, which has been set for January 12, 2021 in front of United States District Judge Thomas A. Varlan, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Members of the public are reminded that an indictment constitutes only charges and that every person is presumed innocent until his/her guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Andrew Lynn, 63, a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Knoxville, Tennessee, faces up to ten years in prison, up to three years supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine and mandatory restitution if convicted of health care fraud.
Defendant: Andrew Lynn, D.P.M.
Criminal Charges: Forty-count indictment for health care fraud.
City and State: Knoxville, Tennessee.
Exact Date: November 3, 2020.
Sentence or Outcome: Currently awaiting trial.
Dollar Amounts: Medicare billed in excess of $1.1 million and paid out in excess of $850,000.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Health Care Fraud|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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