Harlingen couple admits to defrauding Medicare in $14M wheelchair scheme

Harlingen couple admits to defrauding Medicare in $14M wheelchair scheme

A Harlingen couple operating a medical business pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding Medicare out of millions of dollars. Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 46, and his wife, Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 45, admitted to receiving millions of dollars for parts and repairs that were never performed or provided by their business, Southwest Medical Homepatient, in Harlingen, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced in a press rele…

Harlingen couple guilty in multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme - Raymondville Chronicle

BROWNSVILLE – The operators of a durable medical equipment (DME) company have pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 46, and his wife, Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 45, both of Harlingen, operated a business called Southwest Medical Homepatient. The business was enrolled in the Medicare program as a provider of DME and services. It claimed to provide parts and repairs for power wheelchairs…

BROWNSVILLE.- Operators of a long-term medical equipment company (DME) pleaded guilty to swindling Medicare, Federal Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei reported. Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 46, and his wife, Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 45, both from Harlingen, ran the company Southwest Medical Homepatient, which was enrolled in the Medicare program as a provider of durable medical equipment and services. He stated that providing parts and repairs for electric wheel…