Some of you may recall Scott Reuben – he was the anesthesiologist that the feds accused of falsifying research on numerous reports and studies for over a dozen years. In the studies the good doctor suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex.

To be specific, federal prosecutors had accused Rueben of health care fraud and according to Justice Department statements yesterday he faced as many as 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines.

According to the Associated Press, however, and the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog, Reuben has agreed to plead guilty to certain charges for a more lenient sentence.

As reported by the AP, Reuben will have to pay $420,000 in restitution to pharmaceutical companies, forfeit assets of at least $50,000 that he received for the fake research. The amount of jail time that Reuben will have to do is uncertain at this time.