Ohio & Mahoning Valley - A Valley doctor will be let off probation early, after a Friday ruling from a federal judge.

Dr. Michelle Kapon was one of three doctors convicted in a Medicare kickback scheme alongside Dr. Samir Wahib and Dr. Joni Canby. The plot involved sending Wahib specimen samples from their patients for STI testing.

Court documents claimed Wahib would pay Kapon and Canby for each sample they sent him, which would then be submitted to the Medicare for payment. The payments were disguised as "physician coverage" on checks from Wahib's business account.

Kapon was sentenced to two years probation as a result of the scheme. Her attorneys filed a motion in July to terminate her probation early, arguing that her conduct over the one year she completed warranted an early release.

In addition to probation, Kapon was ordered to pay an $8,000 fine and a $75,460 order of restitution that was reduced to $37,730. The motion claimed that Kapon has satisfied all of these payments, and has shown genuine remorse for her actions.

U.S. District Court Judge J. Philip Calabrese for the Northern District of Ohio granted the motion, allowing early termination of Kapon's probation.