Owner of Portable X-Ray Business Loses Appeal Based on Jury’s Vaccination Status in $2 Million Fraud Case
NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The owner of a portable X-ray business in North Canton, Ohio, has lost his appeal to have his 2022 conviction overturned due to the vaccination status of the jury. Thomas G. O’Lear was found guilty by a federal jury of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid out of nearly $2 million. His company, Portable Radiology Services, was accused of billing nursing home residents for X-ray services that were never provided, and then attempting to cover up the fraudulent activity. In October 2022, O’Lear received a 15-year prison sentence and was ordered to pay … Read more