June 22, 2017
Two Florida mental health counselors convicted of conspiracy for their roles in a $63 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme will not get a new trial, an Eleventh Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, saying that the jury had enough evidence to reach its verdict.
November 06, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced four people in a nearly $64 million health care fraud scheme, giving the medical director at the center of the case 16 years for his role in billing Medicare and Medicaid for mental illness treatment that wasn't necessary or in some cases wasn't even performed.
November 02, 2015
A therapist convicted for her part in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Florida Medicaid of more than $63 million on Friday asked a Florida federal court to impose a "reasonable" sentence, citing her lack of a criminal history and calling her an otherwise productive member of society.
October 19, 2015
Government prosecutors on Friday slammed the bid for retrial of three therapists convicted in Florida federal court on charges related to fraudulently billing Medicare and Florida Medicaid more than $63 million, saying that the trio's new arguments don't merit revisiting the case.