SoCal Doctor Charged With Stealing $150 Million From Federal COVID Program

SoCal Doctor Anthony Hao Dinh was charged with stealing $150 million from the federal COVID program called the COVID Uninsured Program.

A doctor from Southern California was accused of stealing $150 million from the Federal Covid Program. It is suspected that Newport Coast resident Anthony Hao Dinh, 64, misappropriated the funds by submitting fictitious claims for payment through the Covid Uninsured Program. His purportedly false assertions covered the period from July 2020 through March 2021.

If a patient received the COVID vaccination, underwent testing and treatment for the virus, and lacked insurance, clinicians may file claims for payment to the Department of Health and Human Services.

According to KTLA 5:

An Orange County doctor was charged with stealing around $150 million from a federal program providing COVID-19 health services to uninsured patients.

Anthony Hao Dinh, 64, from Newport Coast operated clinics in Westminster and Garden Grove. He is a lice...

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