Indian-American doctor indicted for causing death of two patients

The maximum statutory penalty for a conviction on each of the 61 dispensing charges is 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

Because the criminal conduct charge allegedly resulted in the deaths of two patients, Jain could be subject to enhanced sentencing on the first four counts.

The 50 health care fraud charges allege Jain engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid by submitting claims for payment for prescription medications he dispensed to patients outside the usual course of medical practice and without legitimate medical purpose.

The maximum statutory penalty for a conviction on each of the health care fraud charges is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The state's Prescription Monitoring Programme reported in 2012 that Jain had prescribed more than 3 million doses of medication to about 3,800 patients in one year, more than any other doctor in the state, according to Sun-News.