The Medicare billing system is complicated. In an effort to stop overpayment and find those guilty of Medicare fraud, the federal government pays companies or individuals known as "recovery audit contractors" to search through Medicare claims to find improper claims....
Month: May 2013
Medicare Fraud Accusations For Four Tampa Clinics
The massive crackdown that led to charges against 89 different people included four Tampa area clinics. Among the claims laid out by the U.S. Attorney General were charges that four fake health care clinics, purportedly based in Tampa, filed more than $2.5 million in...
Sentencing For Couple In Mortgage Fraud And Tax Evasion Case
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that two Florida residents had been sentenced in a mortgage fraud and tax evasion case. The couple, Rudolf Straat and Maria Gudelis, pleaded guilty in December and January to charges of conspiracy and tax evasion. They...
Another Large Scale Crackdown On Health Care Fraud
The government conducted a nationwide crackdown on people suspected of health care fraud this week. In total, the Department of Justice charged 89 people across 8 cities, including Miami, with health care fraud. This marks the sixth nationwide crackdown conducted by...
From Cocaine To Mortgage Fraud
A three-year operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation led to the arrest of four Florida residents last month. The three, Jim Sotolongo, Ramara Garrett, Stephanie Musselwhite and Christopher Mencis were indicted last week in Orlando on charges that they...
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