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A dentist in Virginia with a highly successful practice was convicted of defrauding Medicaid of $8,000--and lost everything he owns. Even if he were guilty--and he claims he is not--how is justice served by confiscating all his property and imposing a prison sentence? Now he faces up to 120 years in prison and a fine of up to $1.5 million--over an $8,000 fraud conviction.

Because this case involved Medicaid Fraud, there were additional counts of Racketeering, Structuring, Mail Fraud, and Wire Fraud. These additional counts pertain to the alleged receipt of fraudulent monies from the act of Medicaid Fraud and this allowed the government to confiscate everything I owned and to place it under a protective order prior to being convicted of any wrong doing. On October 27, 2006, federal agents came to my home, arrested me, confiscated my vehicles, seized all my bank accounts and took control of everything I owned. Agents, at the same time, located my children in Charlottesville and Blacksburg and confiscated their vehicles as well. (I have a son graduating from dental school at VCU in May, a daughter in medical school at VA tech, and a Daughter at ETSU in the doctorate program in audiology.) I was transported by agents to Bristol Virginia in handcuffs and leg chains, spent the night in jail and was arraigned in federal court the next day. I entered a plea of not guilty and bail was arranged. My assets were placed under a protective order and only those things that I absolutely needed to live were made available to me a month later. Two vehicles were sold by order of the government, all bank accounts, business and personal, were emptied and the proceeds were put in a trust account. I had to pay for the transport of the vehicles and for the storage of the vehicles while confiscated, over $5,500. The government now has taken possession of this trust account.

We have requested that the conviction be set aside and are awaiting that decision. I have very little hope that the Judge will grant our request. We also hope to mount an appeal of the conviction; however, the appeals process must wait to be initiated until after sentencing. I will be in prison during the appeals process. This is where I am. Unless a miracle happens, I will be sentenced June 9, 2008. As mentioned before, the conviction carries with it the possibility of 120 years in prison and can carry a fine of up to 1.5 million dollars. Please pray for me and especially my wife and children who have been devastated in the process.

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