Monday, April 3rd, 2017 — Nine defendants were sentenced in federal court for participating in a massive insurance fraud scheme. Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Office, Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Michael J. Satz, Broward State Attorney, announced the sentencing of nine of sixteen defendants who were previously charged in a five-count Information.
Florida Fraud Ring Generated $172M With Compounded Meds
Nine defendants were sentenced in federal court for participating in a massive insurance fraud scheme. The fraud involved material misrepresentations to health insurance providers and illegal payments to coconspirators and medical professionals, including physicians.