Florida resident convicted in $15.7 million COVID-19 testing fraud scheme in West Palm Beach area
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Florida man convicted in $15M Medicare scheme targeting seniors with unneeded blood tests
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida has convicted a Coral Springs man of a scheme that billed Medicare more than $15 million for blood tests elderly patients did not want or need, the Justice Department announced.
Coral Springs Man Convicted in $15M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A 58-year-old Coral Springs man has been convicted on federal fraud charges after a jury found he orchestrated a scheme that lured nearly 2,000 seniors to drive-through COVID-19 testing events at West Palm Beach country clubs, only to bill Medicare more than $15 million for blood work they never needed or requested. Joseph Rodriguez, who served as vice president of a testing laboratory while also owning a marketing company called Phoenix Health,…
Florida laboratory vice president and marketer convicted of medicare fraud for COVID-19 testing scheme
Yesterday, a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Florida man who was the Vice President of a testing laboratory and owned and operated a separate marketing company for his role in a fraud scheme that took advantage of patients who wanted COVID-19 tests during the pandemic and were instead given additional […]
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