{"id":27429,"date":"2016-10-19T11:59:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T18:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27429"},"modified":"2016-10-19T11:59:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T18:59:23","slug":"business-owner-doctor-sentenced-for-roles-in-34-million-medicare-fraud-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27429","title":{"rendered":"Business Owner, Doctor Sentenced for Roles in $34 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>LOUISIANA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A federal judge sentenced the owner\u00a0of a New Orleans medical service company and a doctor who served as the company\u2019s <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14523 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Courtroom-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"Courtroom\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/>medical director to prison Wednesday for their involvement in a $34 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Elaine Davis<\/strong>, 60, of New Orleans, and <strong>Pramela Ganji,<\/strong> M.D., 67, of Harahan, Louisiana, were sentenced to eight years and \u00a0six years in prison, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>U.S. District Judge Kurt D. 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