India, Sept. 26 -- Indian-origin doctor Neil K Anand, 48, who was convicted earlier this year of US healthcare fraud, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for administering unnecessary sedatives to patients to claim insurance money. The Pennsylvania physician was also ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution and an additional $2 million in forfeiture.

The US Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs released a statement on Tuesday confirming that Anand received a 168-month prison sentence for orchestrating conspiracies involving healthcare fraud, wire fraud, unlawful distribution of controlled substances, and money-laundering offences.

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