$61.5 millionconspiracy to bill Medicare for unneeded braces, foot baths and genetic tests
A Texas man's equipment companies and an offshore call center in the Philippines were behind a $61.5 million scheme to bill Medicare for braces and foot baths beneficiaries did not need.
He pleaded guilty four days into a jury trial, then absconded before sentencing and was apprehended. He was sentenced to 150 months.
Source: US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Read more: medicare brace and dme fraud · case file