Florida Men Charged for $34M Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

A recently-unsealed indictment charged two Florida men for scamming Medicare for about $34.8 million in false and fraudulent claims. The defendants and their co-conspirators targeted thousands of Medicare beneficiaries and, through deceptive telemarketing, persuaded them to accept medical equipment that they did not need, such as orthotic braces and continuous glucose monitors. “The defendants are alleged to have perpetuated a scheme that involved the submission of $34.8 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary medical equipment,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s...