Two officers of a physician therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Angel Gonzalez and Adrian Chalarca each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after they purchased Dynamic Therapy from its prior owners and transformed it into a fraudulent enterprise. Under their leadership, $757,654 worth of fraudulent claims were submitted by Dynamic to the Medicare program. Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Chalarca also admitted to paying and causing the payment of kickbacks and bribes to Medicare beneficiaries in order to obtain their billing information.
The two men face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Read the release on Dynamic Therapy, Angel Gonzalez and Adrian Chalarca.
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Angel Gonzalez and Adrian Chalarca each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after they purchased Dynamic Therapy from its prior owners and transformed it into a fraudulent enterprise. Under their leadership, $757,654 worth of fraudulent claims were submitted by Dynamic to the Medicare program. Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Chalarca also admitted to paying and causing the payment of kickbacks and bribes to Medicare beneficiaries in order to obtain their billing information.
The two men face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Read the release on Dynamic Therapy, Angel Gonzalez and Adrian Chalarca.
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