Texas Surgeon Sentenced to 8½ Years in Prison in $145M Fraud Scheme

A Texas orthopedic surgeon was sentenced Tuesday to 8.5 years in federal prison for his role in a $145 million health care fraud scheme that targeted injured federal workers and government insurance programs. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Michael Taba, 61, of McKinney, Texas, received 102 months in prison and was ordered to pay over $…