Title: Medicaid and Medicare Fraud Category Archives — Florida Criminal Attorney Blog Published by FL Crime Lawyer Whittel & Melton — State - Federal Criminal Investigation Lawyers Robert Whittel and Jason Melton
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Manager of New York Medical Clinics Found Guilty in Nearly $100 Million Money Laundering and Health Care Kickback Scheme
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Pasco County Man Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Feds Allegedly Bust $1.2 Million Medicare Scam
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Columbus Doctor Indicted in Florida in Nation’s Largest Healthcare Fraud Investigation

Content: After a careful analysis, we may be able to get the charges against you dropped or reduced. Health Care Fraud Penalties
When charged at the federal level, criminal penalties for healthcare fraud depend on which law was violated. For example, under the False Claims Act, penalties may include a maximum of five years in federal prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, and a loss of license. Likewise, under the Anti-Kickback Statute, violators may be jailed up to five years and fined up to $75,000 per violation. Criminal consequences for health care fraud may increase in certain circumstances. If the act resulted in injury to another person, it could be punishable by 20 years of federal prison time for each count of fraud. If a patient died as a result, the penalty could be elevated to a life sentence. Continue reading
Published on: November 26, 2019
Manager of New York Medical Clinics Found Guilty in Nearly $100 Million Money Laundering and Health Care Kickback Scheme
by Whittel & Melton, LLC
The manager in charge of multiple medical clinics in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, was found guilty of his role in a nearly $100 million health care kickback and money laundering scheme. After a two-week trial, the 44-year-old Brooklyn man was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, two counts of money laundering, one count of conspiracy to receive and pay health care kickbacks and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the IRS.