A surgeon from Metro Detroit was sentenced for his involvement in a scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare for psychotherapy services. Mustafa Hares, 79, of West Bloomfield was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison. Hares was also ordered to pay $4.8 million in restitution and to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his incarceration. According to court records, between 2019 and 2023, Hares and others joined in a scheme to submit more than $7 million in fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services which were never rendered. Hares joined with Mohammed Kazkaz in signing purported patient progress notes, which were actually written by employees in Mexico rather than by actual medical providers. Kazkaz was previously sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison for his role in this fraud scheme.