People v. Freedland

Defendants, Dr. Joel Freedland and Griggs Clinic, P.C., were tried jointly on charges of conspiracy to commit Medicaid fraud, MCL 400.606; MSA 16.614(6), and Medicaid fraud, MCL 400.607; MSA 16.614(7). The other alleged coconspirators, Drs. Tocco and Kelly, entered guilty pleas to lesser charges in exchange for their testimony against defendants. A jury found defendants guilty of one count of conspiracy and twenty-two counts of Medicaid fraud. By the time of sentencing, the clinic was dissolved. Defendant Freedland was fined $50,000 and sentenced to five to ten years imprisonment for the…