Waikiki doctor pleads guilty to filing nearly $1M in false medical claims
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Updated: Oct. 7, 2019 at 4:11 PM HST
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Waikiki doctor pleaded guilty Monday to medical fraud charges exceeding $250,000.
Dr. Sung Yang admitted to filing fraudulent claims amounting to nearly $1 million to government and private insurance agencies.
Insurers ended up paying a little over a quarter million.
Yang owns the a walk-in clinic that also touts itself as an anti-aging center.
He is scheduled for sentencing in January and remains free on bond.
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