Dean faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or fines up to $500,000, for the drug distribution. Additionally, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000 for the false statement to Medicare.
“This is an outrageous violation of the trust our society commits to physicians,” U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen said. “Dr. Dean violated that trust and exploited his drug dependent patients. On top of it all, the taxpayers were forced to foot the bill for his crimes.”
