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Texas fugitive gets prison for $61M in Medicare fraud involving foot baths, genetic tests
Smith used fake doctor orders to defraud Medicare of $61.5 million by supplying unnecessary medical products and was ordered to pay $39.4 million in restitution and forfeiture.
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Texas Fraudster’s $61 Million "Trash" Medical Scheme Ends In 12-Year Prison Sentence - Tampa Free Press
A Texas man who vanished for a month to avoid facing the music for a massive Medicare scam is now headed to federal prison for more than 12 years. Robert “Bobby” Leon Smith III, 50, was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months behind bars followed by two years of supervised release. The Archer City resident stood […] Texas Fraudster’s $61 Million “Trash” Medical Scheme Ends In 12-Year Prison Sentence
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Texas fugitive gets prison for $61M in Medicare fraud involving foot baths, genetic tests
Robert “Bobby" Leon Smith III, of Archer City, Texas, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday for heading up a $61.5 million fraud ring that spanned Texas, Florida, Maryland and the Philippines.
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