A Margate doctor at the center of a multimillion-dollar heath benefits scheme was finally sentenced last month, nine years after he pleaded guilty. BreakingAC.com reports Dr. John Gaffney, now 64, pleaded guilty Sept. 22, 2017, admitting that he signed prescriptions for expensive and unnecessary compound medications that costs taxpayers millions of dollars.The Linwood resident faced 10 years under the plea agreement, but was sentenced to 12 months and one day. Gaffney’s part in the scheme totals more than $24.8 million, which he was ordered in restitution.