KENTUCKY
A federal judge sentenced a London, Kentucky doctor who claimed nearly $13 million in fictitious business expenses to two years in prison, officials said.
U.S. District Judge Amul R. Thapar also ordered Dr. Visa Haran Sivasubramaniam to pay a fine of $100,000 and restitution of $4.5 million to the Internal Revenue Service.
Sivasubramaniam filed false federal income tax returns that claimed millions in fictitious business expenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
According to the evidence, Sivasubramaniam owned and operated Hematology Oncology Physicians East, a medical clinic where he offered oncology and hematology services.
From 2007 through 2009, officials said Sivasubramaniam earned more than $16 million in total income from HOPE.
However, on his 2008 and 2009 personal and corporate income tax returns, Sivasubramaniam underreported his income and claimed millions in fictitious medical supply expenses.
Over a three-year period, he claimed nearly $13 million in fraudulent business expenses.
On Jan. 9, Sivasubramaniam pleaded guilty to two counts of filing false individual income tax returns.