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Criminal Investigation | June 16, 2023

Raleigh ENT Doctor Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Adulterating Surgical Devices, for Defrauding Medicare, and for Stealing Patient Identities

DCIS

Anita Louise Jackson, 62, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for adulterating surgical devices used in more than 1400 nasal surgeries performed on Medicare patients between 2011 and 2018. Jackson was also ordered to serve 3 years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit 4.7 million dollars. In January of this year, Jackson was found guilty. by a federal jury on 20 criminal counts, including device adulteration, fraud, conspiracy and identity theft.