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Feds Suffer Defeat in Healthcare Fraud Prosecution

By Robert David, Esq.

Upon her arrest on August 31, 2007, Yeleiny Guerrero told the FBI that she met Ramon Soto when she was taking care of his child at a child care center where she worked. She and her husband became friendly with Soto and his wife, and they offered to set her up in a business. Soto would finance the company, and they would split the profits 70/30 in his favor. However, nothing could be in his name because he already owned other companies, and he would not be able to obtain a license or provider number. During the course of her employment from March 2006 to March 2007, she was paid $200 per week, until they began receiving checks from Medicare. From March 2007 until June 2007, Yeleiny Guerrero signed blank checks for Soto, which represented the bulk of the $181,000 which were made payable to her...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).