$46 million Medicare fraud conspiracy lands Fort Lauderdale business owner in prison for 20 years
Prosecutors said the scheme used telemarketing and sham telemedicine to push unnecessary braces and genetic tests, producing $46.2 million in false Medicare claims.
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Fort Lauderdale man sentenced to 20 years in $46 million Medicare fraud
A Fort Lauderdale resident and owner of a telemedicine company based in Broward County was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in connection with a $46.2 million Medicare fraud operation.
$46 million Medicare fraud conspiracy lands Fort Lauderdale business owner in prison for 20 years
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida telemedicine company owner was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison for organizing a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that spanned more than six years. Christopher Harwood, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced in federal court, where he was also ordered to pay nearly $17.9 million in… The post $46 million Medicare fraud conspiracy lands Fort Lauderdale business owner in prison for 20 year…
Christopher Harwood, owner of TelevisitMD in Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a $46 million Medicare fraud.
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