Ten Miami-Dade County assisted living facility owners have received
sentences of federal prison time or home confinement for accepting
healthcare kickbacks, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.According to court documents, the operators conspired with the former
owner of Florida Pharmacy to receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange
for referring residents for prescription medication and durable medical
equipment paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. The scheme violated their
Medicaid provider agreements as well as federal and state anti-kickback
rules and regulations the Justice Department said.Nine of the owners were sentenced to federal prison terms ranging
from eight months to one year and one day, and an additional owner was
sentenced to home confinement. All 10 defendants also were ordered to
serve three years of supervised release, pay restitution and be subject
to forfeiture judgments.
Sentenced to home confinement was Blanca Orozco, 69. Sentenced to prison:
- Alicia Almeida, 56;
- Norma Casanova, 67;
- Yeny De Erbiti, 51;
- Maribel Galvan, 43;
- Marlene Marrero, 60;
- Dianelys Perez, 34;
- Jorge Rodriguez, 57;
- Rene Vega, 57; and
- Osniel Vera, 47
The sentences came in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Indictments against the defendants were
announced in October. All 10 subsequently pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in connection with a federal healthcare program.
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2 comments:
Don't we all think ALF's and nursing homes take kickbacks? I'm glad to see this exposed.
Sure they do. And you can bet nursing homes call their buddies when a guardian is needed and they take that kickback too.
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