Three Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted for their roles in an alleged $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of X-Press Center, a Detroit-area clinic that purported to specialize in providing injection and infusion therapies, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of Justice.
In addition, a former manager at X-Press Center pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with her management of the clinic.
Juan De Oleo, part-owner of the clinic; Rosa Genao, MD, a physician at the clinic; and Ingrid Mazorra, the office manager, were each indicted for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and five counts of substantive healthcare fraud. Ms. Genao and Ms. Mazorra were also charged with one count of destroying records relevant to a federal investigation. In addition, Mr. De Oleo was charged with two counts of money laundering.
The indictment alleges that Mr. De Oleo and his co-conspirators agreed to open a fraudulent infusion and injection therapy clinic and to split the proceeds of fraud. According to the indictment, Medicare beneficiaries received kickbacks in return for visiting the clinic and signing forms indicating that they received treatments that were medically unnecessary or never provided. The indictment also alleges that Ms. Genao and Ms. Mazorra altered, falsified and destroyed patient records to attempt to justify the medically unnecessary services that were purportedly being provided at the clinic. The scheme allegedly created $2.3 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare.
The three face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the healthcare fraud charges alone.
Read the DOJ's release on the X-Press Center Medicare fraud scheme.
In addition, a former manager at X-Press Center pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with her management of the clinic.
Juan De Oleo, part-owner of the clinic; Rosa Genao, MD, a physician at the clinic; and Ingrid Mazorra, the office manager, were each indicted for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and five counts of substantive healthcare fraud. Ms. Genao and Ms. Mazorra were also charged with one count of destroying records relevant to a federal investigation. In addition, Mr. De Oleo was charged with two counts of money laundering.
The indictment alleges that Mr. De Oleo and his co-conspirators agreed to open a fraudulent infusion and injection therapy clinic and to split the proceeds of fraud. According to the indictment, Medicare beneficiaries received kickbacks in return for visiting the clinic and signing forms indicating that they received treatments that were medically unnecessary or never provided. The indictment also alleges that Ms. Genao and Ms. Mazorra altered, falsified and destroyed patient records to attempt to justify the medically unnecessary services that were purportedly being provided at the clinic. The scheme allegedly created $2.3 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare.
The three face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the healthcare fraud charges alone.
Read the DOJ's release on the X-Press Center Medicare fraud scheme.