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DME DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN $148M MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME

By Robert David, Esq.

MIAMI, FL (August 28, 2008) - Defendants Mabel and Abner Diaz, of Miami Lakes, FL were each sentenced today to fourteen years? incarceration for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud. Defendant Suleidy Cano, of Hialeah, FL was sentenced to eleven years? incarceration for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the parties' joint factual statement in support of the plea, the fraud involved durable medical equipment (DME), which is equipment that can be used in the home on a repeated basis for a medical purpose. Where DME is prescribed or ordered by a physician, an authorized Medicare provider who supplies the equipment to a Medicare beneficiary may be eligible for reimbursement by Medicare...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).