Associate of Dallas-area hospital slumlord owner Tariq Mahmood pleads guilty to lying
TYLER — The ex-chief financial officer for a Texas hospital chain has pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal investigators investigating fraud allegations against the chain.
Joe White entered the plea Wednesday before a federal magistrate in Tyler. He could receive up to five years in prison.
The 67-year-old Cameron man also had faced an aggravated identity theft charge. Davilyn Walston, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Tyler, says that count will be dropped.
White worked for Dallas-area physician Tariq Mahmood. Mahmood previously pleaded not guilty to health care billing fraud and aggravated identity theft counts.
More at http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20141113-associate-of-dallas-area-hospital-chain-owner-tariq-mahmood-pleads-guilty-to-lying.ece .
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