Posts Tagged ‘Medicare kickback’
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Convictions for Patient Recruiter in Home Health Kickback Conspiracy
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld convictions for a South Florida patient recruiter for conspiring to defraud the United States and receiving illegal kickbacks for referring patients to a Medicare provider. The case involved Yamilet Diaz who was accused of sending Medicare beneficiaries to a home health agency in exchange for $2,000 per…
Read MoreHome health agency owner 20-year sentence for Medicare fraud upheld
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal recently affirmed a 20-year prison sentence for the owner of a Miami home healthcare business who was found guilty of Medicare fraud. Dora Moreira, the owner and operator of Anna Nursing Services Corp., was accused of bilking Medicare out of $7 million. The appellate court found that Moreira, who…
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