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Related: About this forumOwner of Guadalupe County Telemedicine Companies Arrested in National Health Care Fraud Takedown
This morning, federal authorities arrested 54year-old Christopher OHara, of Kingsbury, TX, without incident in connection with Health Care Fraud, bribery and kickback scheme, announced U.S. Attorney John Bash, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge C.J. Porter, Dallas Field Office.
On Wednesday, a federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment charging the owner and operator of 1stCare MD and ProfitsCentric with one count of conspiracy to pay and receive HealthCare Kickbacks.
The indictment alleges that from 2016 to 2019, OHara defrauded HHS in its administration and oversight of Medicare. The indictment alleges that OHara conspired with others by paying and receiving kickbacks and bribes in exchange for doctors orders for durable medical equipment (DME) for Medicare beneficiaries. The indictment further alleges that OHara, 1stCare MD and ProfitsCentric, through their network of doctors, were responsible for generating thousands of doctors orders for DME absent of a pre-existing doctor-patient relationship, absent of a physical examination and, based solely on a short telephonic conversation. OHaras actions resulted in the submission of approximately $40 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for DME.
This afternoon, a federal magistrate judge released OHara on a $150,000 bond. OHara faces up to five years in federal prison upon conviction.
Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/owner-guadalupe-county-telemedicine-companies-arrested-national-health-care-fraud
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(7,153 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)If you showed up at a bank, with a note saying 'I have a gun, fill this bag with money', gave it to the teller, and emerged with like $100 in change, and never even having HAD a gun ... you'd do at LEAST 5 years.
What a fucking joke.