US EditionSC Federal Judge Seeks Arrest of Billion-Dollar Medicare Kingpin Fraudster in Philippines
- Gary Cox, a 79-year-old Arizona software CEO, was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday for leading a billion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme.
- The scheme relied on a marketing network that targeted a large number of Medicare recipients by using deceptive advertisements and offshore call centers to lure them in.
- Cox and partners operated a platform generating false doctors' orders to bill Medicare for unnecessary items while receiving illegal kickbacks from providers.
- The Department of Justice stated the scheme billed over $1 billion, with Medicare paying more than $360 million, and Cox faces up to 20 years in prison.
- This conviction is part of a larger DOJ effort charging over 5,800 defendants in health care fraud cases totaling more than $30 billion since 2007.
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West Monroe man pleads guilty to $3.8M durable medical equipment fraud scheme, faces 10 years in prison
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the United States Department of Justice announced that 62-year-old Michael L. Riggins of West Monroe, La., pleaded guilty in connection with a five-year scheme to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare for expensive and medically unnecessary medical equipment. According to court documents, Riggins was the owner of Bluewater Healthcare (Bluewater), a durable medical e…
Louisiana man pleads guilty to $3.8M Medicare fraud scheme, faces 10 years
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- A Louisiana man faces a decade in prison after pleading guilty to stealing millions of dollars from Medicare, authorities said. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that Michael L. Riggins, 62, of West Monroe, pleaded guilty in connection with a five-year scheme to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare for expensive and medically unnecessary medical equipment. According to court …
Barack Obama will be furious when he learns of this conviction related to his scheme on all of America - Political Animal News
A $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme tied to mandated healthcare coverage under Obamacare has led to the conviction of Arizona CEO Gary Cox, exposing the dark side of America’s healthcare system. Barack Obama’s namesake achievement in office was the so-called Affordable Care Act – aka Obamacare. Many Americans suspected where it would lead. […]
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