Navy doctor pleads guilty to scheme involving kickbacks for faked injuries

Mar. 29— A U.S. Navy doctor decorated for his service in Iraq pleaded guilty this week for being part of a scheme that faked injuries to bilk the military out of money intended to help troops recovering from traumatic injuries. Michael Villarroel, 51, admitted to taking $180,000 in kickbacks in exchange for signing off on medical records he knew were fraudulent, a…