Former CEO sentenced to five years in prison for VA health care fraud

A federal judge in Sacramento sentenced the former CEO of a Sacramento company to five years in prison for health care fraud and wire fraud related to billing Veterans Affairs for work not done. Peter Wong, 61, founder and former CEO of Sunrise Shoes and Pedorthic Service Corp., was sentenced Tuesday by Judge John Mendez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. A jury trial in May found Wong and co-conspirator Anthony Lazzarino guilty of health care fraud and co nspiracy…
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