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May 8, 2013
Administrator and Employee of Miami Home Health Companies Pleads Guilty for Role in $74 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A Miami resident who was an administrator of a home health care company and was the employee of another home health care company pleaded guilty today for her participation in a $74 million home health Medicare fraud scheme.
May 7, 2013
Health Care Clinic Director Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $63 Million Fraud Scheme
A former health care clinic director and licensed clinical psychologist pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN).
April 5, 2013
Miami-Based Health Care Clinic and Its Owners and Operators Sentenced for $50 Million Fraud Scheme
Antonio Macli, Jorge Macli, and Sandra Huarte, were each sentenced to serve 360, 300 and 262 months in prison, respectively and three years of supervised release.
March 15, 2013
Two Medicare Beneficiaries Found Guilty Of Soliciting Kickbacks In Home Health Care Case
Rene Suarez-Basanta and Marta Gonzalezwere found guilty of charges related to Medicare fraud.
March 15, 2013
Medical Director for Miami-Based Health Care Clinic Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison
Dr. Gary Kushner sentenced for his role in a fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare.
March 7, 2013
Health Care Clinic Director Pleads Guilty for Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud
Paul Thomas Layman and Dana Gonzalez committed fraud while working for now defunct Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN).
February 28, 2013
Owners of Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Rogelio Rodriguez was order to pay $33 million in restitution and Raymond Aday to pay $2.1 million in restitution along with $100,000 fines each.
February 25, 2013
Owner of Mental Health Facilities Sentenced to 168 Months in Prison in Connection with $63 Million Health Care Fraud
Armando Gonzalez was also sentenced with three years of supervised release and ordered to pay over $28 million in restitution.
February 25, 2013
Miami Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison in $23 Million Health Care Fraud
Jose Carlos Morales was also sentenced to serve three years of supervised release and to pay a $100,000 fine.
February 11, 2013
Former Registered Nurse from Florida and North Carolina gets 111 Months in Prison for $63 Million Mental Health Care Fraud Scheme
John Thoen was also sentenced to 3 years supervised release for fraudulent billing in both states.
February 11, 2013
Florida Physician to Pay $26.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Steven J. Wasserman has agreed to pay $26.1 million for accepting illegal kickbacks from a pathology laboratory and billing the Medicare program for medically unnecessary services.
February 4, 2013
Two Patient Recruiters of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $20 Million Health Care Fraud
Manuel Lozano and Vladimir Jimenez would recruit patients, for which Serendipity Home Health could bill Medicare, in exchange for kickbacks and bribes.
January 28, 2013
Miami-Area Therapist Sentenced to Prison in Florida in $205 Million Community Mental Health Fraud Scheme
Nichole Eckert, former therapist at the mental health care company American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), was sentenced 48 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $72 million in restitution.
January 25, 2013
Former Program Director and Marketers Sentenced to Prison in Florida in $205 Million Community Mental Health Fraud Scheme
Lydia Ward,the former program director, and Hilario Morris and Sandra Jimenez, former marketers were sentenced to prison, supervised release and ordered to pay more than $136.8 combined restitution.
January 24, 2013
Four Sentenced to Prison in Florida Community Mental Health Center Case
Serena Joslin,Raymond Rivero, Daniel Martinez, and Ivon Perez, had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute which caused Medicare and the Florida Medicaid program to be charged with $63 million.
January 23, 2013
Former Miami Clinic Director Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Role in $26.2 million HIV Infusion Fraud Scheme
Enrique Gonzalez was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $17,590,896 in restitution to HHS.
January 3, 2013
Florida-Based American Sleep Medicine to Pay $15.3 Million for Improperly Billing Medicare and Other Federal Healthcare Programs
In addition to the $15.3 million payment, American Sleep entered into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement that requires enhanced accountability and wide-ranging monitoring activities.
