Fenton Doctor Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million Medical Billing Scheme

Richard Alan Behnan, D.P.M., 56, was ordered to pay millions in restitution.

A judge sentenced a Fenton podiatrist to 55 months in prison for his participation in a $1.6 million fraudulent medical billing scheme in Bay City Monday. In addition to his prison term, Richard Alan Behnan, D.P.M., 56, was ordered to pay $1,427,133.12 million in restitution to Medicare, and $196,956.54 to Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Michigan, jointly and severally with his podiatric assistant and co-defendant, Kelly Morel. "Those who commit health care fraud by illegally billing Medicare for services never performed are stealing money from all taxpayers. The FBI is vigorously committed to stopping these criminal acts," FBI Special Agent Robert Foley said. Behnan pleaded guilty on November 21, 2011, to one count of conspiracy to commit …

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