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Texas doctor convicted after accepting more than $200,000 in kickbacks for patients' blood, urine samples

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Dr. Hector Ubaldo , 60 , was indicted in Texas in September .

He accepted kickbacks for sending patient samples to particular labs, U.S. Attorney's Office says.

Ubaldo also entered into "sham medical advisory agreements" with labs and marketers.

He now faces up to 15 years in federal prison.

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