Ohio doctor gets prison time in fraud case

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Egyptian-born doctor has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison and faces deportation for his role in a $7 million health care fraud case in Ohio.

Federal prosecutors say 48-year-old Dr. Hany Iskander of Powell shredded documents to block the investigation of his pain-management offices in Lewis Center and Bucyrus north of Columbus.

He was convicted in October on a charge of obstructing justice and later pleaded guilty to health care fraud. The case involved claims to Medicaid, Medicare and other health care programs.

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. in Cleveland sentenced Iskander on both charges and ordered restitution.

The doctor’s wife, Evat Hanna, was sentenced to one year of home detention for interfering with the investigation.