Glendale Woman Gets Nine Years in Prison for $10.6M Hospice Fraud Scheme

Glendale Woman Gets Nine Years in Prison for $10.6M Hospice Fraud Scheme

A Glendale woman was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in federal prison for her role in a scheme in which illegal kickbacks were paid for patient referrals that resulted in the submission of nearly $10.6 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for purported hospice care. Nita Almuete Paddit Palma, 75, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee, who also ordered her to pay $8.27 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.…