Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud

In this Friday, June 15, 2018 photo, UnitedHealthcare cards and forms are shown in Doral, Fla.

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Updated: 4:45 p.m.

A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones had one question for the 62-year-old Republican, who was elected four times to the office before mounting a failed run for governor: