Fort Worth and Southlake physicians hit with federal fraud charges in sweeping crackdown

More than 400 defendants, including about 90 doctors, were charged in a nationwide healthcare-fraud takedown for over $6.5 billion in false claims; North Texas cases include Southlake's Dr. James Lou Carlisle Jr. and Desoto's Dr. Olubayo Idowu with nurse practitioner Vaughn Anthony Brozek, accused of taking kickbacks for medically unnecessary EEG testing, and Fort Worth cardiologist Dr. Jason Finkelstein charged in an $89 million cardiovascular-testing scheme that allegedly billed insurers falsely and was linked to the death of a student-athlete 24 days after testing.