Attorney General Paxton's Medicaid fraud control unit takes down $70 million health care fraud scheme.
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Attorney General Paxton's Medicaid fraud control unit takes down $70 million health care fraud scheme.
Ozigi was sentenced by a Houston federal court to 168 months of federal incarceration followed by three years of supervised release.
The defendants are charged with defrauding the Medicaid program through illicit practices committed through the Floss Family Dental Care clinic in Houston.
Akintunde Oyewale, a home health company owner from Richmond, TX, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
his was done despite the fact that the individuals did not qualify for the services, or even receive services at all in some cases.
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a prison sentence for two Houston nurses who were paying kickbacks to marketers, patients, and a physician.
Anthony Obute, the owner and pharmacist in charge of Keystone Pharmacy in Houston, conspired in an opioid drug diversion scheme with Dr. Shivarajpur Ravi, who operated a pain management clinic.
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a conviction for a woman who attempted to steal over $615,000 by submitting fraudulent reimbursement claims for services that were never provided.
Former Nursing Facility Manager Sentenced to Ten Years for Stealing Over $300,000.
Melody Ann Villarreal and Oscar Gutierrez, Jr. were both found guilty of submitting fraudulent run sheets for ambulance transports that did not occur and submitting them to both Medicare and Medicaid for payment.