Milan Man Sentenced to 84 Months Imprisonment for Defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare
Following his conviction at trial by a federal jury of conspiracy and wire fraud,
Evidence at trial revealed
While employed at JMS, the Baileys began to market wheelchairs to patients and represented them as paid fully by Medicare, and at no cost to the patients. To market the equipment, the Baileys used an extensive network of illegally paid recruiters to find eligible patients. After finding the patients, Sandra and
Numerous patients testified that
"Kickbacks pervert medical decision-making by encouraging health care providers to order things that patients do not need," said
In 2010,
During the time the Baileys worked at JMS and the other companies, they received more than
"Protecting taxpayer dollars is the heartbeat of the
"Health care fraud drives up health care costs, wastes taxpayer money, undermines the Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare programs, and sadly, has infected every facet of our health care system," said
"We always appreciate the opportunity to work with multi-state law enforcement agencies to combat healthcare fraud and protect our citizens' resources and tax dollars," said
This investigation was conducted by the
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