Press Release
HEALTH CARE FRAUD DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 39 MONTHS IN JAIL IN DME FRAUD SCHEME
March 17, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced the March 12, 2008 sentencing of defendant Adam Cruz to thirty-nine months in jail for his role in a multimillion dollar Medicare billing fraud scheme. Cruz had previously pled guilty to the scheme.
Cruz orchestrated a scheme in which he incorporated, owned, and operated a fraudulent durable medical equipment (“DME”)company, “Ameri-Health Services, Inc.,” and subsequently billed Medicare for reimbursement for non-existent DME items and services. In all, more than $10 million of false claims were submitted to Medicare for reimbursement, of which Medicare paid approximately $1.1 million.
Mr. Acosta commended the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey E. Marcus.
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