Sec. 4. A person who solicits, offers, or receives a kickback or bribe in connection with the furnishing of goods or services for which payment is or may be made in whole or in part pursuant to a program established under Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, who makes or receives the payment, or who receives a rebate of a fee or charge for referring an individual to another person for the furnishing of the goods and services is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or by a fine of not more than $30,000.00, or both.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.604
Furnishing of goods or services; kickbacks or bribes; payments or rebates for referrals; felony; penalty
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Vakilian v. Shaw (2003)
Most recently applied in 302 F. App'x 350 - Vakilian v. Shaw (November 2008)
1977, Act 72, Imd
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