July 03, 2012
Two Miami-area physicians convicted for their roles in a massive $205 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme asked a federal judge Monday to reverse their convictions and grant them a new trial, claiming court errors before and during the trial compromised their defense.
June 27, 2012
A Florida federal court sentenced a major player in a $200 million Medicare fraud ring to 63 months behind bars and ordered he pay more than $13 million in restitution for his involvement in the home health care scheme.
June 04, 2012
A Florida federal jury on Thursday convicted two Miami-area physicians and three others for their roles in a massive $205 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme that has already landed its organizers in prison and led to guilty pleas from several others.
May 21, 2012
A key player in a $200 million Medicare fraud ring in Florida objected Friday to sentencing recommendations he says could land him behind bars for twice as long as he expected when inking a plea deal with prosecutors.
May 03, 2012
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday rejected a former medical director's bid to bar some testimony from a co-defendant who pled guilty in an ongoing trial over an alleged $200 million Medicare kickback scheme.
March 14, 2012
A Miami-area patient broker pled guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges for his role in a massive kickbacks scheme that has already landed its organizers in prison and that prosecutors said bilked the government out of $205 million in phony Medicare payments.