A New York operations manager has admitted guilt in a federal court in Boston for his involvement in a scheme to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors. The arrangement was made in exchange for the ordering of unnecessary brain scans, according to officials.
Timothy Doyle, 45, from Selden, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute. Sentencing is set by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton for April 3, 2025.
Doyle's activities spanned from June 2013 through September 2020. He worked with others, including two managers at a mobile medical diagnostics company performing transcranial doppler (TCD) scans. They entered into kickback agreements with various doctors who ordered these scans. TCD scans are used to measure blood flow in parts of the brain.
The conspirators agreed on compensating doctors with kickbacks based on the number of ultrasounds they ordered—some payments were made in cash and others by check. Doyle and his co-conspirators created rental and administrative service agreements that falsely suggested compensation was based on fair market value rather than referral volume or value.
This fraudulent scheme resulted in bills totaling approximately $70.6 million being submitted to Medicare, which paid around $27.2 million for these claims.
Violating the Anti-Kickback Statute can result in up to five years imprisonment, three years supervised release, and fines reaching $250,000. Sentences are determined by federal district court judges following U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy alongside officials from various agencies including Roberto Coviello of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General; Jodi Cohen from the FBI’s Boston Division; Jonathan Wlodyka from IRS Criminal Investigation Division; Carol S. Hamilton from Employee Benefits Security Administration; Ketty Larco-Ward from U.S Postal Inspection Service; and Christopher Algieri from Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Northeast Field Office.
Assistant U.S Attorneys Howard Locker and Mackenzie Queenin are handling prosecution duties for this case within the Health Care Fraud Unit.
It should be noted that all details within charging documents remain allegations until proven beyond reasonable doubt during legal proceedings.
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