Edmonton Doctor Sentenced to Four Years in Jail for $827K Billing Fraud

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In what may be one of the largest cases of doctor billing fraud in Canada’s history, Yifei Shi, a 35-year old Edmonton family doctor, was sentenced to four years in jail on Nov. 17. Shi pled guilty to fraudulently billing Alberta Health Services over $827,000 in 2016 and was ordered by Court of King’s Bench Justice Paul Belzil to repay the Alberta government in full.

The doctor was arrested in April 2021 by the Edmonton Police Service and charged with one count each of fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000. She was accused of fraudulent billing in a scheme dating back to 2013, but only admitted to committing fraud in 2016.