U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v. Daniel Castro
Victim Notification Webpage
On April 3, 2023, Daniel J. Castro, M.D., pled guilty to making a false statement related to health care matters in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1035. As part of the plea agreement, Dr. Castro agreed that conduct related to certain health care fraud schemes set forth in the Indictment would constitute relevant conduct for purposes of his sentencing. As alleged in the Indictment, Dr. Castro engaged in a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs by performing medically unnecessary sinus surgeries. Additionally, he engaged in a scheme to defraud by billing excisions of single lymph nodes, submandibular glands, and other glands of the neck as if he performed modified radical or selective neck dissections, which are complex and higher-paying procedures for cancer of the head and neck. These schemes to defraud are alleged to have occurred from February 2015 until May 2017 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital.
The sentencing hearing for Dr. Castro is scheduled for May 29, 2024 at 10:00 am at the United States District Court, 315 W. Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan. Patients of Dr. Castro between February 2015 and May 2017 who underwent sinus surgery or neck surgery may qualify as victims of his offense under federal law and be entitled to certain rights and, potentially, to reimbursement for co-pays or other financial losses related to the unnecessary or improperly billed procedures.
Potential victims may call Kathy Schuette, Victim Witness Coordinator, at (616) 808-2034 or Breane Warner Victim Assistance Specialist, at (616) 808-2064, for additional information.
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