Conviction In $67M “Doctor Chase” Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme
December 11, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 10, 2023 that a federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida convicted a Florida man on October 6 for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $67 million by tricking physicians into authorizing thousands of genetic tests that were completely unnec[...]
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Two Florida Doctors Sentenced For Stealing $31M From Medicare
June 4, 2023
Two Doctors Sentenced For Stealing $31M: On April 20, 2023, two Florida doctors were sentenced for their respective roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and that w[...]
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Mississippi Podiatrist Charged For Alleged Foot Bath Scheme
December 3, 2021
A federal grand jury in Oxford, Mississippi returned an indictment on October 27, 2021 charging a Mississippi podiatrist with a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs, including Medicare, by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary medications and ordering medically unnecessary testi[...]
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Texas Doctor Convicted Of Health Care Fraud Involving TRICARE
December 30, 2020
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas announced on November 18, 2020 that a 43-year-old physician practicing in Beaumont, Texas was found guilty on November 18, 2020, after a four-day trial, of federal health care fraud violations involving twelve counts of health care f[...]
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