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Criminal

Jan. 11, 2012

Former pastor sentenced in Medicare fraud case

Former Los Angeles pastor Christopher Iruke was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay $6.7 million in restitution.

By Mandy Jackson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Former Los Angeles pastor Christopher Iruke was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay $6.7 million in restitution for his role in a $14.2 million Medicare fraud scheme.

A Los Angeles federal jury convicted Iruke, of the now-defunct Arms of Grace Christian Center; his wife, Connie Ikpoh; and their employee, Aura Marroquin of conspiracy and health care fraud charges in August. They used information from...

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