L.A. longshoreman sentenced to 41 months for bilking union healthcare plan
A San Pedro dockworker who was convicted last year of bilking a union healthcare plan out of more than $200,000 has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison.
David Gomez, 53, a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13, will serve a 41-month sentence and was also ordered to pay $201,000 in restitution to the healthcare plan run by the union and shipping trade group Pacific Maritime Assn.
The sentence was handed down last week in federal court in Los Angeles.
Gomez and another ILWU member, Sergio Amador, opened medical and chiropractic clinics in San Pedro and Long Beach under the name Port Medical. They encouraged fellow union members to frequent the clinics by paying them incentives, including cash and sponsorships of basketball and softball teams, federal prosecutors said.
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