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Two More DME Owners in Miami Arrested for Health Care Fraud

By Robert David, Esq.

An investigation coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice Medicare Fraud Strike Force, supervised by the Criminal Division?s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney?s Office for the Southern District of Miami has resulted in the arrest of Emilio Felipe Lopez, 47, and Orlando Hernandez Estevez, 25, both of Miami-Dade County. The arrests by federal agents stem from two separate indictments charging Estevez and Lopez with health care fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1347. According to the indictment, Emilio Felipe Lopez was the president of Charlie RX, Inc., a DME business operating in Hialeah, Florida. The indictment alleges that Charlie RX submitted $689,853 in false claims to Medicare for, among other items - are you ready for this one - male vacuum erection systems for female patients! The company received $370,838 from in Medicare based upon its false billings...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on August 16, 2010 (boomark / email).