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In his 2013 book, "America the Beautiful," Carson calls for people convicted of health care fraud to face "no less than ten years in prison, and loss of all one's personal possessions."
The retired neurosurgeon petitioned a federal judge for leniency after one of his closest friends pleaded guilty to that same crime.
After Carson's appeal, the friend, Pittsburgh dentist Alfonso Costa, avoided any prison time and instead received three years of probation, according to federal court records.
Costa had pleaded guilty to health care fraud, which carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence. Costa confessed to billing dozens of patients for tens of thousands of dollars in procedures that were not performed, the records show.
Carson and Costa remain friends and continue to hold "business investments together," Carson campaign spokesman Doug Watts told the Associated Press.
The campaign declined to comment further on the issue, including why Carson has called for lengthier prison sentences for others convicted of health care fraud.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/politics/ben-carson-health-care-fraud-alfonso-costa/index.html