{"id":6833,"date":"2020-06-25T00:22:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T00:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6833"},"modified":"2020-06-25T00:22:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T00:22:55","slug":"shame-nigerian-born-naturalized-australian-doctor-tony-bakare-convicted-for-stealing-360000-in-fake-medicare-claims-prepared-fictitious-receipts-from-sometimes-dead-patients-as-cover-up-senten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/shame-nigerian-born-naturalized-australian-doctor-tony-bakare-convicted-for-stealing-360000-in-fake-medicare-claims-prepared-fictitious-receipts-from-sometimes-dead-patients-as-cover-up-senten\/","title":{"rendered":"SHAME! Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing $360,000 in fake Medicare claims…prepared fictitious receipts from sometimes dead patients as cover-up * Sentenced to four years in jail for forgery and deceit from thousands of patients * Found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane * ‘He Lodged over 4,000 false claims for providing services on dates he was overseas’-INVESTIGATION * “This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts,” Judge Moynihan told the court * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief & EMMA ODEBA\/REPORTER, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SHAME!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigerian born Naturalized Australian Doctor, TONY BAKARE Convicted for stealing <\/strong>$360,000 in fake Medicare claims<\/strong>…prepared fictitious receipts from sometimes dead patients as cover-up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Sentenced to four years in jail for forgery and deceit from thousands of patients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* <\/strong>Found<\/strong> guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* <\/strong>‘He Lodged over <\/strong>4,000 false claims for providing services on dates he was overseas’-INVE<\/strong>STIGATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/strong>*”This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts,” Judge Moynihan told the court<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* <\/strong>BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERI<\/strong>CAN <\/strong>Foreign Bureau <\/strong>Chief & EMMA ODEBA\/REPORTER, Au<\/strong>stralia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TONY BAKARE, a Nigerian-Australian medical doctor ha<\/strong>s brought opprobrium to himself, family and the practice of medicine. He may lose his license eventually. He has been jailed for stealing the sum of $360,000 from the government through falsely claiming Medicare payments for thousands of patients, some of whom were dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This<\/strong> Queensland doctor has been sentenced to four years in jail term. He was found guilty of obtaining financial advantage by deception after a three-day trial in the District Court in Brisbane.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The court heard the 50-year-old lodged more than 4,000 false claims for providing services to patients who had died, or on dates when he was overseas, totalling more than $360,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The claims were submitted through Medicare’s online system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bakare will be eligible for parole after serving 20 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sentencing, Judge Tony Moynihan said he took into account that Bakare had not expressed remorse, but had cooperated with authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This was a persistent course of conduct involving a series of dishonest acts,” Judge Moynihan told the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You were in a position of trust \u2014 the Medicare system relies on authorised doctors acting honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Your conviction will mean that you will be suspended from the practice initially and possibly deregistered or banned in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You will endure the shame that your offending will cause you in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Your mother is elderly and unwell and she may pass while you are in custody and your time in custody may be more onerous because you have little family here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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